India, Aug. 22 -- The number of polling stations in Delhi are likely to increase after rationalisation is carried out as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Officials said new stations will be created wherever the number of electors exceeds the prescribed limit of 1,200, down from the earlier limit of 1,500. A senior official of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's office on Friday said that, according to the pre-SIR data, there are some polling stations where the number of electors is more than 1,200. "The district election officers have sent proposals for revision and, once these are approved, voters will have to be tagged to the newly created polling stations in the IT system," the official said. Delhi currently has 13,033 polling stations, also referred to as polling booths or parts, spread across about 3,000 polling locations in 13 districts. A location, such as a school, can house four to five polling stations. Under the rationalisation exercise, additional polling stations will be created wherever the number of electors exceeds 1,200, with the number of additional stations depending on the voter count. The new stations or locations will be kept within a two-kilometre radius of the existing polling station, officials said.
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