Bihar Polls: First main election to be held in the midst of the worldwide coronavirus disaster.
New Delhi:
The Bihar election subsequent month would be the greatest voting train on the earth to be held within the time of coronavirus. The Election Commission introduced a collection of steps to guard towards an infection throughout campaigning and voting. Chief Election Commission Sunil Arora mentioned this was a part of the “new normal” within the international pandemic.
Here are the important thing modifications:
- Polling hours have been elevated by one hour. Voting from 7 am to six pm as a substitute of the standard 5 pm.
- Covid contaminated individuals and virus suspects will vote individually
- Those in quarantine can solid their votes on the finish of voting time
- All bodily contact has been prohibited through the marketing campaign
- The Election Commission has a listing of grounds out there for public gathering with distancing