Know Your Elections: Puducherry 2016

The Puducherry Assembly has a total of 30 elected members with the ruling All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) having 16 Legislators on its side.

On the Opposition side, the Congress has seven legislators while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has five members and the DMK two members.

Here's what you need to know:

Important dates:

Date of Issue of Gazette Notification	April 22
Last Date for Nominations	April 29
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations	April 30
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	May 2
Date of poll	May 16
Counting	May 19

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Facilities for voters

In a bid to encourage more voters to exercise their franchise, the Election Commission has taken several measures.

* For the first time, EVMs will feature a symbol for NOTA. The symbol was created in association with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

* The photographs of candidates will be printed along with their names and election symbol in the EVMs.

* The Commission will distribute voter slips bearing the photo of the elector with the details, including that of polling booth, his/her serial number in the electoral roll.

* Every polling station will be equipped with basic minimu facilities such as drinking water, toilets, shed and ramp.

* Model polling stations will be set up in select constituencies.

* Separate polling booths for women will be set-up, wherever possible.

* Differently-abled votes will be given priority in exercising their franchise.

* Auxillary polling stations will be set up inside Blind Schools and leprosy sanatorium.

* Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) will be used in select constituencies.

* All critical events will be videographed.

(With inputs from Election Commission of India)

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