ECI to enforce TN Seshan’s 1994 guidelines on Burqa-clad women in Bihar polls
New Delhi, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday affirmed that it is strictly enforcing the landmark decisions introduced by former CEC T.N. Seshan in 1994 regarding ‘Pardanasheen’ (Burqa-clad) women voters during the next month’s Bihar assembly elections. Referring to the ECI order dated 1994 with the subject line - “General elections to State Legislative Assemblies-1994-Special facilities in polling stations for women electors”, the commission highlighted that the poll panel is “implementing Ex CEC TN Seshan decisions of 1994 on Pardanasheens in Bihar.”