Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday said that the voting time in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election will be extended by one hour and the polling stations will be increased by 25,000 due to coronavirus-induced norms, reported the Hindustan Times.
“Some parties recommended that polling hours should be extended,” Arora said at the press conference in Chennai. “So, due to social distancing norms, we have decided to extend the polling time by an hour. Details will be divulged when we actually announce the elections.”
He said that the Election Commission was committed towards conducting safe polls amid the pandemic. He also said that a special focus was given on the participation of women and new voters.
He said that central forces would play a greater role as part of efforts to ensure fair polls, reported PTI. Arora said there will be no ‘Vellores and RK Nagars” this time. He was reportedly referring to allegations of distribution of cash to voters in…