Voting will be done through ballot paper in Bengaluru Municipal Corporation elections.

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Bengaluru Municipal Corporation elections: Return of ballot paper voting

Bengaluru. Karnataka State Election Commission has announced the use of ballot paper for voting in municipal elections. This decision has been taken after 25 years, in which elections for the five new municipal corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will be held through ballot paper. Chief Electoral Officer G.S. Describing this decision as legally valid, Sangreshi said that it has no conflict with the decisions of the Supreme Court. In previous elections, around 2000, ballot papers were used, while more recently EVMs have been in vogue. Now the traditional voting system is making a comeback.

Election dates and voter numbers

The Supreme Court has directed to organize these elections after May 25 and before June 30, so that this time is after the board examinations of classes 10th, 11th and 12th. About 88.91 lakh voters will be involved in this process, whose names are included in the draft electoral rolls. The State Election Commission also informed that the district and taluk panchayat elections to be held later this year will also be held through ballot paper. This step has been taken with the aim of increasing transparency and strengthening voter confidence.

vote counting process

The State Election Commission has clarified that there will be no delay in counting of votes, for this all necessary logistics, CCTV surveillance and police force will be arranged. The elections will be held in a single day and the results are planned to be declared immediately. There are a total of 369 wards in 5 municipal corporations under GBA and approximately 89 lakh voters will participate in the electoral process. The draft voter list was released on 19 January, with objections being accepted from 20 January to 3 February. The final list will be published on March 16. This decision has been taken as per the recommendation of the Karnataka Cabinet last year and is being implemented during the tenure of the present Congress government.