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In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the poll body stated that disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C will cause confusion among voters as it will also include postal ballot counts.
In an affidavit submitted to the apex court, the poll panel asserted that the release of voter turnout information derived from Form 17C (votes cast in each polling station) could lead to voter confusion, as it would encompass counts from postal ballots as well.
Despite the passage of the women's reservation bill, only 9.5% of candidates in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women. Experts stress that political parties must take proactive steps to ensure gender diversity in candidacy, addressing systemic barriers hindering women's full participation in politics.
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C (records of votes polled in each polling station) will cause confusion among voters.
Of the 8,337 candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, as many as 1,644 have criminal cases registered against them, according to an analysis of the data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).