Pune: The state will have around 2,000 additional polling stations with the likely addition of more voters in the ongoing pre-summary revision drive ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, an election official told TOI. There are 96,866 polling stations in Maharashtra . “It is estimated that there will be an increase, considering the ongoing voter registration drive, and it is being assessed,” said state chief electoral officer S Chockalingam.
Election officials added that efforts are on to ensure that all polling booths are on the ground floor. Each polling station will be able to accommodate around 1,500 voters. Altogether 9.
5 crore voters had registered in the state for the Lok Sabha polls. With the ongoing door-to-door survey and online registration drive, more voters will be added, leading to an increase in the polling stations in the state for the upcoming assembly polls, election officials said. The online voter registration is on till August 20.
The election official said that there are 1,500 polling stations in the city and 1,200 in rural areas. If the numbers exceed, either a new polling station or an auxiliary polling station is announced. According to the ECI, pre-revision activities are on from July 25 to August 5.
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