A voter who recently shifted their electoral enrolment from Delhi to Tamil Nadu has alleged a series of lapses on polling day, saying the Election Commission’s instructions and the ground-level implementation by officials did not match.
According to the account, the voter submitted Form 8 online to transfer the voter ID to their current constituency. The transfer was processed within about 15 days after follow-up calls with officials, but the physical voter ID card did not reach the voter despite assurances that new cards had been printed and dispatched.
With the election nearing, the voter downloaded a digital voter ID and later printed it for use at the booth. The voter said postal delivery of voter IDs was inconsistent in the area, and their card was not among those carried by the postman even after repeated checks.
At the polling station, the voter said there was no arrangement to deposit mobile phones, despite repeated public messaging that phones should not be taken inside and that storage would be provided. The voter claimed many people in the queue carried phones, and even personnel on duty advised keeping the phone in a pocket on silent mode.
The voter also described heavy turnout at the school premises, with long queues—especially for women—along with basic facilities such as drinking water and access support for wheelchair users. The account further noted that an elderly voter appeared to struggle while pressing the button on the electronic voting machine, prompting officials to ask her to press again when the expected beep was not heard.
