Supreme Court is hearing a case today about the increase of the polling station's voter base against to the EC's decision
SC on EC decision: Today, the Supreme Court will hear the case against the Election Commission's decision to increase the maximum number of voters at each polling station from 1200 to 1500. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will hear the PIL filed by Indu Prakash Singh. The petition challenges the directive issued by the Election Commission in August 2024.
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear the PIL challenging the Election Commission's decision to enhance the maximum number of voters at each polling station from 1,200 to 1,500.
The bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will hear the PIL filed by Indu Prakash Singh. The petition has challenged the directive issued by the Election Commission in August 2024. In the said directive, the Election Commission said to increase the number of voters per polling station in each constituency of the country.
The petition said that the decision to increase the number of voters per polling station is arbitrary. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the petitioner, argued that increasing the number of voters from 1,200 to 1,500 will lead to long queues at polling stations and long waits and voters will refrain from voting.
However, the bench said that the Election Commission wants more and more people to vote and the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) takes less time than ballot papers. The Election Commission is trying to reduce the time taken to cast votes as much as possible by increasing the number of EVMs at polling stations.
