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Which election state are you from? (No right answers here, we're just curious!)

Goa

Manipur

Punjab

Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Gujarat

None

Let's begin! Are the Assembly Elections always held on a Sunday?

Elections can be held on a public holiday or on a Sunday for the voters' convenience, but it's not a necessary requirement. If the day of an election isn't a holiday though, it is declared as one.

Yes

In the Assembly Elections, we elect:

A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), is a representative elected by the voters of a state constituency to the state legislative assembly.

Members of Parliament (MP)

Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA)

Chief Minister (CM)

Councillor

Can you carry your phone or laptop inside the booth?

No, you can't! You are not allowed to carry anything inside the polling booth apart from your ID proof.

Yes

Can you cast your vote if you're COVID positive/suspected?

No worries! You can still cast your vote. There is a facility to cast your votes through postal ballots. The ECI has also set separate timings for COVID positive citizens to come to the polling booth to vote.

Yes

Which form do you need to download from the ECI website to file a postal ballot?

Voters can simply download the 12D form from the ECI website or even receive a copy of it from the Booth Level Officer (BLO). Once filled, the form has to be submitted with the BLO by post, electronically or by hand within five days of notification of polls.

Form 6

Form 8A

Form 12D

Form 7

You're in another city and can't travel back to your home state. Can you still vote?

This is a tricky one. Even if you are registered to vote, you can only vote at your allotted polling booth given according to the address provided on the voter ID. You have to be present in the city mentioned in the ID to be able to vote.

Yes

You have a Voter ID. Is it enough to vote?

No, having a Voter ID is not in itself a sufficient condition to cast vote. You can vote only if your name appears in the current electoral roll of your constituency. Hence, you can vote if your name is there in the roll and you have an ID prescribed by the Election Commission.

Yes

Oops! You forgot to bring your voter ID to the polling booth or have lost it. Can you still vote?

Yes, you can still vote by producing the Photo Voter slip issued by the Election Office or alternative documents prescribed by the Election Commission such as Aadhaar card, PAN Card or driving license among others.

Yes

Last one! Which of the following sequence of steps will you follow when you are standing infront of the ballot unit to cast your vote?

Voting by Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has made the process simpler as one does not need to mark a ballot paper and put it in the ballot box. To vote, select your choice from the list of the parties and press the blue button next to it. The EVM will glow red and the VVPAT machine will generate a slip. There are both audio & visual indications for you to be sure that your vote has been recorded correctly. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail is a machine joined to the EVM which helps you verify your vote. After voting, a printed slip with the serial no, name, and symbol of the candidate is seen for 7 secs. Then the printed slip falls in the sealed drop box of the VVPAT.

EVM’s can be opened only with a new ballot number ensuring that a person gets to vote only once. The program of EVMs cannot be changed and have a sealed security chip, therefore votes cannot be rigged and votes are restricted to 5 votes for every minute. This prevents fraud.

1. Press the red button 2. See a blue light glow 3. Collect your ballot slip

1. Press the blue button 2. See a red light glow 3. See the ballot slip & hear a beep

1. Press the blue button 2. See a green light glow 3. Hear a beep

1. Press the red button 2. See a red light glow 3. Hear a beep & collect the slip

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