A surprising incident came to light on Tuesday (November 11) during the Jubilee Hills by-election in Hyderabad. A woman went to the polling booth to vote, but she was surprised when she came to know that she had already voted. This knowledgeable woman became very upset and said that she had just come to vote.

This is not just the story of one voter, but a big question mark on the credibility of the country’s election system. When a conscious Muslim woman is standing at the polling station with her identity, then who is the person who casts her vote and under what process was fake voting done here? Is this a case of double voting or is there any deliberate manipulation in the voter list?

There was huge anger among the people
When the woman asked the booth officials questions about voting, they did not have any direct answer, due to which there was a lot of anger among the woman and other people present there. People created a ruckus there shouting slogans like CEO, we want answers. This shows how serious the negligence has been in the verification of voter lists at the ground level.

Let us tell you that despite strong identity cards like Aadhar Card and Voter ID, if someone else can cast vote using someone else’s identity, then it is clearly a serious administrative failure.

BRS demanded strict action against the culprits
Regarding this matter, Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) has alleged that such rigging is not only a violation of the fundamental rights of a citizen, but it also directly challenges the fairness of the entire electoral process. BRS leaders have demanded an immediate high-level investigation from the Election Commission in this matter and strict action against the culprits.

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Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Voting for the assembly elections in Bihar is going to be held on 6th and 11th November. The results of the voting will be declared on November 14. Meanwhile, let us know how the Election Commission decides how many people will vote at which booth. Let us know what are the rules for this.

Limit on number of voters per booth

It is a very important job of the Election Commission to ensure that voters can cast their vote easily, safely and without any confusion. For this, a system called rationalization of polling stations is followed by the Commission. This system decides how many voters there will be at each polling center and where those centers will be located.

Let us tell you that the Election Commission usually sets a limit of 1500 voters for each polling station. This helps in avoiding crowding, reducing long queues and allowing the voting process to continue throughout the day without any hassle. However, this number may vary depending on the geographical conditions of the area. Polling stations can also be set up for very small numbers of voters in remote, forested areas, hilly or sparsely populated areas.

What are the remaining rules?

Along with this, there is also a rule that voters have to travel only two kilometers to reach their polling station. This ensures easy access to polling stations and helps in increasing the voting percentage. Under this rule, people living in remote villages, tribal areas or small settlements do not face any difficulty in exercising their franchise.

Auxiliary polling station for crowded polling stations

Whenever the number of voters in a particular area exceeds the limit of 1500, an auxiliary polling station is set up by the Election Commission. This support center is established in the same building or in the surrounding premises. These polling stations are marked by adding letters like A, B and C after the polling station number.

Selection of location of polling stations

Polling stations are usually set up in government buildings such as schools or community halls. This is because these are public places and it becomes very easy for voters to identify them.

decision making process

This entire process starts by analyzing the voter list of every assembly constituency. From this it can be known how many voters live in each area. After this, based on this number and distance rules, the District Election Officer prepares a list of polling stations. This list is then shared with recognized political parties. After this they give suggestions or raise objections. After reviewing all the processes the final list is sent to the Chief Electoral Officer of the state and finally to the Election Commission of India for approval.

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