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LS Election Results: Five phases of voting have been completed for the Lok Sabha elections. Two phases of voting are still left, after which the results will be declared on June 4. Amidst the ongoing political turmoil regarding the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission has asked the Supreme Court why the voting figures are being released late.
The Election Commission on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that releasing polling station-wise data would create anarchy. The Election Commission also told the court that the details of Form 17C showing the number of votes cast at a polling station cannot be made public.
In fact, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that “indiscriminate disclosure” of vote percentage data according to polling stations and posting it on the website would create chaos in the busy electoral system for the Lok Sabha elections.
The Election Commission said that the details of Form 17C showing the number of votes cast at the polling booth cannot be made public. This can lead to chaos in the entire election system as it increases the possibility of tampering with the photographs.
Election Commission replied
The Election Commission also rejected the allegation that the figures released on the polling day for the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections and the press releases issued thereafter for both the phases were incorrect by 5-6 per cent, calling them false and misleading.
The Election Commission said this in an affidavit filed in response to the petition of an NGO. In the petition, a request was made to direct the Election Commission to upload the data of polling stations on the website within 48 hours of the end of voting for each phase of the Lok Sabha.
Election Commission cited 2019
“If the petitioner's plea is accepted, it will not only be a violation of law but will also create chaos in the electoral machinery, which is already busy with the Lok Sabha elections,” the Election Commission said in a 225-page affidavit. The Election Commission said that even in the 2019 elections, there was a difference of 2 to 3 percent in the voting figures. For this, the Commission has released the complete data of 2019.