Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: NDTV
Context: A dispute has arisen over the Election Commission’s (EC) handling of voter turnout data, particularly related to Form 17C.
- Form 17C records detailed polling data, including the number of votes cast and rejected at each booth.
- The Commission maintained there is no legal mandate for it to make public the total number of votes cast in each polling station. It says copies of Form 17C are shared with the polling agents present immediately upon the close of polling.
About Form 17C:
The Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 require the EC to maintain two forms- Forms 17A and 17C. Form 17A records the details of every voter who enters a polling booth and casts their vote. Form 17C contains the total number of votes cast.
