New Delhi: There has been a lot of worriedness on the turnout premises since morning and all preparations for voting have been completed. Voting will start from 9 am to 4 pm under the supervision of the referendum legation and the turnout secretariat. Without this, counting of votes will start from 5 pm and if the mathematics is not too complicated then the results can be well-spoken by evening.
What is the 'Open Ballot' system in this election?
The most special thing well-nigh Rajya Sabha elections is its 'open ballot' system. Under this system, MLAs cannot alimony their votes completely confidential. Without voting, they have to show their ballot paper to the authorized representative of their party.
What will happen if the ballot paper is not shown?
According to the rules, it is mandatory for any MLA to show the ballot paper to the authorized wage-earner of his party surpassing folding the ballot paper. If an MLA does not do so, his vote can be supposed invalid. Representatives of variegated political parties will be present at the polling station, and they will alimony an eye on the unshortened process.
Why ban on mobile and personal pens in voting hall?
To alimony the voting process transparent and fair, the Referendum Legation has implemented some strict rules. MLAs will not be unliable to take mobile phones or any electronic device into the polling booth. Apart from this, MLAs will moreover not be worldly-wise to use their personal pens. To tint vote, only the special purple sketch pen misogynist in the polling diner has to be used. Vote tint with any other ink will be considered void.
What role does preference vote play in deciding victory?
A preference-based voting system is unromantic in Rajya Sabha elections. This ways that the MLAs write 1, 2 and 3 respectively on the ballot paper versus the candidates of their choice. To win a seat in Bihar, a candidate will have to secure at least 41 first preference votes. If a visualization cannot be taken on the understructure of first preference, only then the votes of second preference are counted.
When can the referendum results come?
Counting of votes will start one hour without the end of voting i.e. at 5 pm. Political experts believe that if the equation of votes is not too complicated then the results can be known within well-nigh an hour of the start of counting. At present, both the major camps—NDA and the Grand Alliance—seem confident of their victory, but the final visualization will be taken only without the counting of votes.
