NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday questioned the follow of displaying successful/dropping traits 5 to 10 minutes after the official starting of counting at 8am on election outcome days.
“Displaying successful/dropping traits at 8.05am or 8.10am, which is simply 5 or ten minutes after begin of counting at 8am is nonsense,” CEC Rajiv Kumar stated when requested concerning the fallout of failed exit ballot predictions.The CEC went on to query if these “early” traits are made to justify the exit ballot outcomes. “The precise counting begins at 8.30am and the primary traits are uploaded on EC web site at 9.30am,” the CEC stated.
“A significant distortion is being created as a consequence of Exit Polls and expectations set by it. This can be a matter of deliberation and introspection for the Press, particularly for digital media. In the previous couple of elections, 2-3 issues are occurring concurrently if we have a look at your entire canvas collectively…First, an Exit Ballot comes – we do not govern it … However there’s a want for self-introspection, that what was the pattern measurement, the place was the survey executed, how did the outcome come and what’s my duty if I didn’t match to that outcome, are there disclosures – all of those should be seen. There are our bodies which govern this…I’m positive the time has come that Associations/Our bodies which govern, will do some self-regulation…Counting occurs roughly on the third day after the elections finish,” he stated.
“Expectations rise from 6 pm…however there isn’t a scientific base to this in public disclosure. When counting begins, outcomes begin pouring at 8.05-8.10 am. That is nonsense. The primary counting (of EVMs) begins at 8.30 am…Are the preliminary traits to justify the Exit Ballot?…We begin placing the outcomes at 9.30 am on the web site…So, when the precise outcomes begin coming in, there’s a mismatch. That mismatch can result in severe points generally. The hole between expectations and achievements is nothing however frustration. So, this concern is such that wants some deliberation,” Kumar stated.
“The exit polls result in hole between expectations and precise achievement and this will have severe implications,” CEC Rajiv Kumar stated. He hoped for introspection and self-correction by the organisations concerned in exit polls and harassed the necessity for self-regulation.
