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Chapter 12







            Spotlight on




            Recent Elections










        “            ormalcy returned to elec ons as the COVID-19  Maximum number of electors allowed per polling sta on
                     situa on  improved  throughout  2022.  was increased to 1250, from 1000 permi ed during the
            NRestric ons imposed on physical campaigning  pandemic. Normal permissible limit of 1500 electors per
            while announcing the elec ons to the five states viz. Goa,  polling  sta on  was  restored  by  the  end  of  the  year.
            Manipur,  Punjab,  U arakhand  and  U ar  Pradesh  in  The terms of legisla ve assemblies in Himachal Pradesh
            January, 2022 were precau onary in nature. They had  and  Gujarat  were  about  to  expire  on  January  8,  and
            gradually  been  withdrawn  by  the  middle  of  February.  February  18,  2023  respec vely.  It  was  desirable  to




























            Sakhi Matadan Kendra - women managed polling station in Gujarat   'Let's celebrate democracy,' a model polling station in Gujarat


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