EC: Malfunctioning EVM in Goa mock poll favoured Congress, not BJP
5 years, 10 months ago

EC: Malfunctioning EVM in Goa mock poll favoured Congress, not BJP

Op India  

A narrative was peddled recently, in what appears to be a concerted effort by the ecosystem, about the fallibility of EVM machines. According to the story, in a mock poll ahead of the actual elections in Goa, the BJP had received 17 votes through the EVM instead of its allotted 9. दक्षिण गोवा संसदीय क्षेत्र पर मॉक पोल के दौरान सत्रह वोट बीजेपी को नहीं बल्कि कॉंग्रेस को गए थे। चुनाव आयोग के मुताबिक ईवीएम से छेड़छाड़ के आरोप पूरी तरह से बेबुनियाद हैं। pic.twitter.com/nlsdqIpxTK — Akhilesh Sharma अखिलेश शर्मा April 26, 2019 The initial rumours were spread by a variety of outlets on social media to undermine the credibility of the EVMS and thus, further the narrative of the Opposition parties that the BJP is being unlawfully favoured by the machines. HUGE- In ‘election of shame’ BJP gets 17 votes from EVM with 9 votes, embarrassed Election Commission changes ‘entire set of EVM’ in Goa. Complaints of EVM malfunctioning reported from Kerala, Karnataka and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh https://t.co/dvYHVLg55X — Janta Ka Reporter April 23, 2019 #EVM #Election #India #BJP #Kerala #ChiefElectoralofficer #CMPinarayiVijayan During the mock polling, the Bharatiya Janata Party received 17 votes from its quota of 9 votes.

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Maharashtra's 40 Lakh New Voters: Cong Alleges Fraud, EC Denies. Here's the Data
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra's 40 Lakh New Voters: Cong Alleges Fraud, EC Denies. Here's the Data

The Quint  

The Election Commission of India, on 24 December, dismissed allegations of discrepancies in voter data in the recently concluded Maharashtra State Assembly elections. The two main issues raised by the party were: Arbitrary deletion of voters and subsequent addition of over 10,000 voters in each constituency from the final voter lists. In its response, the Commission said that considering 5 …

EC dismisses Congress’s objections, says no discrepancy in Maharashtra poll
2 months, 3 weeks ago

EC dismisses Congress’s objections, says no discrepancy in Maharashtra poll

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai:The Election Commission has once again rejected Congress’ allegations regarding irregularities in the recently concluded Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections. The Maharashtra Congress has alleged of arbitrary addition and deletion of voter names from the electoral rolls in Maharashtra, where Vidhan Sabha elections were held in November. In a letter to the Election Commission on November 29, the Maharashtra Congress claimed …

‘Misleading’, ‘baseless’, says EC, rejects Congress’s claims on Maharashtra voter lists
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Misleading’, ‘baseless’, says EC, rejects Congress’s claims on Maharashtra voter lists

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday rejected as “factually incorrect and misleading” the Congress’s claims of “arbitrary deletion” and “subsequent addition” in electoral rolls and ruled out discrepancies in voter turnout data in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The EC’s response came following a complaint filed by the Congress with the poll panel in November in which the party had …

2024 Haryana assembly polls: Congress fact-finding panel alleges mismatch in vote data, EVM tampering
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Haryana assembly polls: Congress fact-finding panel alleges mismatch in vote data, EVM tampering

Hindustan Times  

Pointing out a “gross mismatch” in the figures of votes polled and counted for the 2024 Haryana assembly polls, Congress leader Karan Dalal, who heads a party committee set up to investigate alleged malpractices and manipulations in polls, on Monday accused the Election Commission of not being transparent. Congress leader Karan Dalal claimed that the EC has refused to release …

Stop EVM whining, accept results: Omar Abdullah to Congress
3 months ago

Stop EVM whining, accept results: Omar Abdullah to Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Opening another point of friction with an important ally, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has dismissed the Congress party's vehement objection to Electronic Voting Machines, and echoed the BJP's defence -- you can't accept election results when you win, and blame EVMs when you lose. we don't like these EVMs because now the election results aren't …

INDIA bloc all set to move Supreme Court over alleged EVM manipulation
3 months, 1 week ago

INDIA bloc all set to move Supreme Court over alleged EVM manipulation

The Hindu  

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar late on Tuesday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi at Mr. Pawar’s Delhi residence, as the INDIA bloc is all set to move the Supreme Court over alleged manipulation of EVMs in the recent Assembly elections in Maharashtra. NCP leader Prashant Jagtap, who lost the Assembly election from the …

Maharashtra polls: ECI denies EVM discrepancies as Opposition continues to question election integrity
3 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: ECI denies EVM discrepancies as Opposition continues to question election integrity

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday released a statement denying claims of discrepancies in electronic voting machines and mismatched tallies between EVM and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. The ECI explained that it is mandatory to count the VVPAT slips from five randomly selected polling stations per state assembly constituency and assembly segment. “Accordingly, VVPAT slip count …

Stop misleading people about EVMs, accept poll mandate: Shinde tells Opposition
3 months, 1 week ago

Stop misleading people about EVMs, accept poll mandate: Shinde tells Opposition

New Indian Express  

Slamming the opposition, the Shiv Sena chief said, "When you win, there is no EVM scam, but the machine becomes bad when you lose. He said the opposition must accept the people's mandate that they have been decisively defeated. People have shown the opposition its place and proved that they don't vote for those who sit at home, the deputy …

Interview with S. Chockalingam, Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer: CEO clarifies about doubts on EVMs, voting numbers and other issues
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Interview with S. Chockalingam, Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer: CEO clarifies about doubts on EVMs, voting numbers and other issues

The Hindu  

Days after the announcement of Maharashtra Assembly election results, doubts are being raised about electronic voting machines, the voting numbers, the disparity between postal ballots and votes. Mock poll is conducted between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. in front of the polling agents appointed by the candidates, so they themselves can check if by pressing a particular button, the vote …

'Difference in votes of EVMs but don't have proof,' says Sharad Pawar after Maharashtra poll loss
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Difference in votes of EVMs but don't have proof,' says Sharad Pawar after Maharashtra poll loss

Hindustan Times  

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday alleged discrepancies in votes polled through Electronic Voting Machines in Maharashtra assembly elections, but added that his party does not have any proof in this regard, reported ANI. Earlier on Friday, while claiming that the "integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised," the Congress party criticised the Election Commission …

Congress-friendly YouTuber Abhisar Sharma peddles fake news about voter discrepancy in 2024 Maharashtra polls already debunked by Chief Electoral Officer
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress-friendly YouTuber Abhisar Sharma peddles fake news about voter discrepancy in 2024 Maharashtra polls already debunked by Chief Electoral Officer

Op India  

The historic victory for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra has left the Maha Vikas Aghadi in disbelief. Much like The Wire, Sharma claimed that the final voter turnout in the Maharashtra assembly elections stood at 66.05%, accounting for 64,088,195 votes cast. The story has chosen not to add postal ballots in the figure of polled votes on the voter turnout …

As Congress cries EVM fraud, Congress leaders counter it
3 months, 3 weeks ago

As Congress cries EVM fraud, Congress leaders counter it

India Today  

The Congress is being fact-checked by Congress members themselves. However, senior leaders within the Congress, like P Chidambaram, and a party survey conducted in Maharashtra just ahead of the election counter the EVM-sceptics. The Congress had in its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election mentioned the "efficiency" of EVMs. The report quoted a Congress leader expressing surprise at the …

Maharashtra: Congress seeks EC’s explanation on 8% increase in votes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra: Congress seeks EC’s explanation on 8% increase in votes

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: After the heavy defeat in the Vidhan Sabha polls, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole has raised question marks over the alleged increase in voter turnout in the last hour on the polling day. It has a duty to address doubts raised by political parties and the public alike,” he said, playing a video in which political economist Parakala Prabhakar …

Maharashtra assembly elections 2024: Congress workers attack car carrying EVM after Nagpur polling
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4 months ago

Maharashtra assembly elections 2024: Congress workers attack car carrying EVM after Nagpur polling

India TV News  

Tension prevailed in Nagpur after Congress workers allegedly flouted rules and attacked a vehicle carrying electronic voting machines to the stronghold. Attack on EVM transport vehicle Congress workers blocked and attacked a vehicle carrying EVMs in Nagpur's Madhya Nagpur district on Wednesday evening after polling for the Maharashtra Assembly elections ended. Claims of breach of protocol Congress workers alleged that …

Telangana: Congress increased its vote share in minority areas of three assembly segments
9 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Congress increased its vote share in minority areas of three assembly segments

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Congress party’s assembly constituency in-charges are busy "analyzing" the voting trends in their respective areas even as the party candidate Atram Suguna was defeated in the polls for the Adilabad LS seat. Congress candidate Atram Suguna got 77056 votes, BJP candidate 82394 votes and Atram Sakku 16265 votes in Adilabad assembly constituency. The Congress got 64033 votes, BJP candidate …

Elections 2024: Why does vote count not equal votes cast on few seats? ECI gives 2 reasons
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elections 2024: Why does vote count not equal votes cast on few seats? ECI gives 2 reasons

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission on Thursday clarified on the differences between votes polled and votes counted, attributing it to certain votes not being counted as per rules. An electoral officer opens an Electronic Voting Machine to display the number of votes at a counting center for the Lok Sabha Election on June 4 A user on social media platform X alleged …

Oppn slams ‘pathetic services’ at booths
10 months ago

Oppn slams ‘pathetic services’ at booths

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Over 49% voting was recorded in the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections for 13 seats in Maharashtra on Monday. The lowest at 41.07% voting was reported from the Kalyan seat where Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son Dr Shreekant Shinde is a candidate. As per EC, Bhiwandi reported 49.43% voting, Dhule, Kalyan, 46.91% in North Mumbai, …

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule
11 months ago

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to investigate the allegations that during a mock poll in Kasaragod, Kerala, four EVMs recorded one extra vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Hearing petitions seeking cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with paper slips generated through the VVPAT system, the bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and …

Congress’s anger against voters and EVMs is pointless
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress’s anger against voters and EVMs is pointless

Hindustan Times  

Since the election results, there has been a persistent whisper from some Congress leaders and many of their supporters about a North-South divide that may explain the BJP’s handsome dominance of the Hindi heartland. Quite apart from the fact that the BJP swept the Karnataka Lok Sabha elections in 2019, taking 25 of the 28 seats and doubled its vote …

INDIA bloc allies blame EVMs for poll loss, BJP swipes: 'Certain to fall apart'
1 year, 3 months ago

INDIA bloc allies blame EVMs for poll loss, BJP swipes: 'Certain to fall apart'

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday tore into the Opposition after Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh questioned the reliability of the electronic voting machines, following his party's defeat in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly polls. After all, what's the hurry?” Even after several Opposition leaders blamed the EVMs, Congress leader Karti Chidambaram said he has full confidence in …

Goa Panchayat polls: BJP claims victory on at least 140 out of 186 seats
2 years, 7 months ago

Goa Panchayat polls: BJP claims victory on at least 140 out of 186 seats

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party claimed victory on 140 seats out of the 186 village panchayat bodies that went to polls on August 10. Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant welcomed the victorious BJP candidates and said that the electoral outcome will be appreciated by the central committee. Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant with victorious Panchayat poll candidates. BJP's state unit chief …

New party Revolutionary Goans making a splash
3 years ago

New party Revolutionary Goans making a splash

The Hindu  

When 28-year-old Viresh Borkar, the youngest legislator from Goa’s youngest political party, the Revolutionary Goans, reached the Legislative Assembly for his swearing-in earlier this week riding pillion on a motorbike, he signalled a definite change in the tenor of Goan politics. First-time MLA Mr. Borkar and the rider of the motorbike, RG party chief and ex-Aam Aadmi Party member Tukaram …

Goa Assembly election results: Numbers game pitches BJP back to power
3 years ago

Goa Assembly election results: Numbers game pitches BJP back to power

The Hindu  

Although the Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged comfortably victorious in Goa, it is the Aam Aadmi Party that can be considered a true winner in the tiny State. Sawant’s nemesis, however, is Vishwajit Rane, State Health Minister and son of former Chief Minister Pratap Singh Rane. He was certain there was enough anger directed at the BJP to make it …

Goa Assembly results 2022: How Goa’s youngest party RG left Congress at sea in coastal state
3 years ago

Goa Assembly results 2022: How Goa’s youngest party RG left Congress at sea in coastal state

Firstpost  

The Revolutionary Goans Party got registered with the Election Commission just a month ago. Aside from the defeat to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the Goa assembly polls, one thing that majorly embarrassed Congress on Thursday was losing a part of its vote bank to the state’s youngest political outfit, the Revolutionary Goans Party. RG, as the party is …

Goa Assembly Election 2022: How BJP could sail through in a true multiparty contest
3 years ago

Goa Assembly Election 2022: How BJP could sail through in a true multiparty contest

Firstpost  

The saffron party has got comfortable numbers which will make it easy for government formation. But it has got many established political aspirants for the ministerial posts and more so for the top job as a chief minister In the just-concluded 2022 Assembly elections, Goa was the one state which was energetically contested by various political parties. The Aam Aadmi …

Assembly Election Results 2022: How Goa’s RG Party Left RG's Party All at Sea in Coastal State
3 years ago

Assembly Election Results 2022: How Goa’s RG Party Left RG's Party All at Sea in Coastal State

News 18  

Aside from the defeat to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the Goa assembly polls, one thing that majorly embarrassed the Congress on Thursday was losing a part of its vote bank to the state’s youngest political outfit, the Revolutionary Goans Party. RG, as the party is popularly called, gave Rahul Gandhi ’s party a run for its money and …

‘Defection–scarred’ Goa Congress moves its candidates to a plush resort
3 years ago

‘Defection–scarred’ Goa Congress moves its candidates to a plush resort

The Hindu  

Despite administering its candidates pre–poll temple oaths and sign anti–defection affidavits, the “defection–scarred” Congress has moved all its candidates to a resort in North Goa to guard against possible defections ahead of the results to the Goa Assembly election on March 10. Mocking the Congress “resort politics”’, the BJP leadership said it was absurd that the Congress, despite being in …

No party wants to go with BJP, claims Goa Congress chief ahead of poll results
3 years ago

No party wants to go with BJP, claims Goa Congress chief ahead of poll results

Hindustan Times  

PANAJI: Expressing confidence that the smaller parties, most prominently the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, will join the Congress in a post poll scenario, Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s betrayal of the MGP was still fresh in the minds of the regional forces. “Over the last 2 terms, the BJP has betrayed various political parties and …

Goa Assembly elections: Congress says open to post-poll alliance with non-BJP parties
3 years ago

Goa Assembly elections: Congress says open to post-poll alliance with non-BJP parties

The Hindu  

With the date for the Goa Assembly poll results nearing, the Congress has said it is open to a post-poll alliance with parties other than the BJP to form the next government, if it does not get a majority on its own. Talking to reporters on March 6, All India Congress Committee’s Goa desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said if …

Goa Assembly election: A vote for change?
3 years ago

Goa Assembly election: A vote for change?

The Hindu  

Goa went to the polls on February 14, and people seemed relaxed even though the lines were long at several voting booths in this tiny coastal State. We will achieve 22 in 2022, a slogan that I have been using for this election.” Asked whether he was nervous about the party’s prospects in constituencies in Salcete or South Goa, which …

Goa records 79% voting in Assembly polls; Sawant says BJP to win over 22 seats
3 years, 1 month ago

Goa records 79% voting in Assembly polls; Sawant says BJP to win over 22 seats

India Today  

Goa on Monday registered a very high voter turnout of 78.94 per cent in polling for the 40 Assembly seats which passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from any part of the state which witnessed a multi-cornered contest, officials said. Addressing a press conference here, Chief Electoral Officer Kunal said the highest voting was registered in the Sankhalim …

Voting on Monday in Goa, Uttarakhand, 55 seats in UP in second phase of assembly polls
3 years, 1 month ago

Voting on Monday in Goa, Uttarakhand, 55 seats in UP in second phase of assembly polls

The Hindu  

In high-stakes elections for the BJP, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party Goa and Uttarakhand goes to the polls on Monday, along with 55 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh in the second of the seven phases of polling in the State. The BJP has had to change three Chief Ministers in 2021 due to issues with Trivendra Singh Rawat and …

Goa elections 2022: Defections and low victory margins make for an unpredictable affair
3 years, 1 month ago

Goa elections 2022: Defections and low victory margins make for an unpredictable affair

India Today  

In the picturesque tourist haven that’s Goa, election trends behave a bit differently. According to reliable estimates, parties fielded as many as 46 turncoats in the last two assembly elections, and 13 of them won their seats too. In the last five assembly elections, a party could cross the majority mark just twice — the Congress in 1999 and the …

India TV Opinion Poll: Congress likely to upset BJP's plans for retaining power in Goa
3 years, 1 month ago

India TV Opinion Poll: Congress likely to upset BJP's plans for retaining power in Goa

India TV News  

With just two weeks left to go for Assembly elections in Goa, the Congress may upset BJP's plans for retaining power in the coastal state, according to the India TV-Ground Zero opinion poll for Goa. The opinion poll on Sunday predicted 17-21 seats for the grand old party, Bharatiya Janata Party may bag 14-18 seats, TMC-MGP likely to win 2-4 …

Poll of Polls: TMC and AAP May Pose Challenge in Goa, but BJP Set to Cruise Through in U'khand, Manipur
3 years, 2 months ago

Poll of Polls: TMC and AAP May Pose Challenge in Goa, but BJP Set to Cruise Through in U'khand, Manipur

News 18  

If all goes well, the BJP may just cruise through in three out of the five states set to go to polls next month. The saffron party is predicted to notch up comfortable victories in Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur despite a challenge from TMC and AAP in the coastal state, CNN-News18’s ‘poll of polls’ showed on Friday. ABP NEWS-C VOTER: …

Goa: Politics on the trapeze
3 years, 2 months ago

Goa: Politics on the trapeze

The Hindu  

Two months ahead of the Assembly elections, Goa has become a hotbed of political activity. But this time the two crucial regional parties, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and the Goa Forward Party, have formed alliances with the Trinamool Congress and the Congress, respectively. With regard to splitting the Congress vote, Dhavalikar said: “With just two MLAs left in the Congress, …

Launch aggressive poll campaign in Goa, ensure defeat of BJP: Rahul Gandhi tells Congress leaders
3 years, 5 months ago

Launch aggressive poll campaign in Goa, ensure defeat of BJP: Rahul Gandhi tells Congress leaders

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has directed the leaders of his party in Goa, where Assembly polls are due in February next year, to launch an aggressive campaign in the state and ensure the defeat of the ruling BJP. Gandhi gave this direction during a meeting of party leaders, which he chaired in New Delhi on Friday, Congress's Goa desk …

Counting of Votes in Bihar Polls Done in Fair Manner, Says Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas
4 years, 4 months ago

Counting of Votes in Bihar Polls Done in Fair Manner, Says Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas

News 18  

Patna: Chief Electoral Officer H R Srinivas Thursday dismissed any irregularity in declaration of results in the Bihar polls, asserting all rules and guidelines of the Election Commission were strictly followed in the counting of postal ballots as well as allowing only the authorised persons to carry mobile phones inside the counting halls. Out of these 11 assembly seats, candidates …

Bihar Assembly Election: EVM glitches delay polling in several booths; low turnout in phase one
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Assembly Election: EVM glitches delay polling in several booths; low turnout in phase one

Firstpost  

In some places, voters waited in queues for over an hour and some even returned home without casting votes as technical snags affected the functioning of over 75 EVMs or VVPATs in Munger, Arwal, Gaya, and Nawada districts, reports said Nearly 53.46 percent of 2.14 crore electors are projected to have voted Wednesday in phase one of the three-phase Bihar …

Did faulty EVM favour BJP in Maharashtra village? Here's what the EC had to say
5 years, 4 months ago

Did faulty EVM favour BJP in Maharashtra village? Here's what the EC had to say

New Indian Express  

NCP legislator Shahshikant Shinde, however, said he was witness to such a thing happening when he visited the polling booth in Navlewadi village of Koregaon Tehsil in Satara district. Shinde said when he reached the polling station and raised the issue with the election officials from the booth, they hurriedly changed the EVM machine. Shinde said as some voters had …

EVM Vote Count Mismatch In 370+ Seats and EC Refuses to Explain
5 years, 9 months ago

EVM Vote Count Mismatch In 370+ Seats and EC Refuses to Explain

The Quint  

The data you’re about to read defies logic and calculation. In Kancheepuram, Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu, the EC data says 12,14,086 EVM votes were polled, and 12,32,417 EVM votes counted – a surplus of 18,331 EVM votes. In Dharmapuri, Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu, the EC data says 11,94,440 EVM votes were polled, and 12,12,311 EVM votes …

Congress delegation meets EC over EVMs, other issues
5 years, 10 months ago

Congress delegation meets EC over EVMs, other issues

The Quint  

New Delhi, May 3 A Congress delegation on Friday met the Election Commission and requested it to provide details of each Electronic Voting Machine and polling stations to ensure transparency during the counting of votes on May 23 after the end of the Lok Sabha elections on May 19. After meeting the EC, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was …

Maharashtra records 52.07% polling in fourth phase; dismal 51.11 percent turnout in Mumbai
5 years, 10 months ago

Maharashtra records 52.07% polling in fourth phase; dismal 51.11 percent turnout in Mumbai

Firstpost  

Billionaires and Bollywood stars lined up outside polling stations along with the common folks on Monday in Mumbai. Mumbai: Billionaires and Bollywood stars lined up outside polling stations along with the common folks on Monday in Mumbai, which recorded 51.11 percent voting, almost similar to the voting percentage of 51.59 in the 2014 polls. Nandurbar seat in north Maharashtra recorded …

LS polls: 21 Opposition parties move SC over EVM malfunctions, demand at least 50% votes be verified by VVPAT
5 years, 10 months ago

LS polls: 21 Opposition parties move SC over EVM malfunctions, demand at least 50% votes be verified by VVPAT

Firstpost  

This comes after the issue of malfunctioning EVMs came to a boil once again Tuesday, during the third phase of polling, when several EVMs reportedly malfunctioned At least 21 Opposition parties, including Indian National Congress, moved the Supreme Court over malfunctions in electronic voting machines and sought better safety norms to prevent ’tampering'. Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi …

Govt employees in Goa warned against engaging in poll campaign
5 years, 11 months ago

Govt employees in Goa warned against engaging in poll campaign

India TV News  

Election authorities in Goa have warned of strict disciplinary action against government employees found campaigning for any particular party or candidate in the state. Chief Electoral Officer Kunal has directed government servants to refrain from getting involved in any poll campaign-related activities. The directions were issued after the CEO's office came across instances of government employees getting engaged in disseminating …

Polling goes on till midnight in Andhra Pradesh due to faulty EVMs
5 years, 11 months ago

Polling goes on till midnight in Andhra Pradesh due to faulty EVMs

India TV News  

Polling was going on in over 300 booths late into Thursday night in different districts of Andhra Pradesh as faulty EVMs hampered voting in the day. Though the scheduled polling time ended at 6.00 pm, voters in the queue waiting outside the booths were being allowed to exercise their franchise. "Even if it is midnight, those in the queue by …

EVM glitch delays voting in Andhra Pradesh, forces people to wait in queues as Lok Sabha, Assembly polls begin
5 years, 11 months ago

EVM glitch delays voting in Andhra Pradesh, forces people to wait in queues as Lok Sabha, Assembly polls begin

Firstpost  

There are a total of 3,93,45,717 registered voters in Andhra Pradesh, including 1,94,62,339 male, 1,98,79,421 female and 3,957 transgenders. Amaravati: Voters queued up in considerable numbers at polling stations to exercise their franchise as voting to elect 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha members in Andhra Pradesh began at 7 am Thursday. State Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi cast …

Congress resorts to vandalism after crushing defeat in Jind bypoll, raises the ‘EVM tampering’ bogey
6 years, 1 month ago

Congress resorts to vandalism after crushing defeat in Jind bypoll, raises the ‘EVM tampering’ bogey

Op India  

As Congress party realised that their candidate Randeep Singh Surjewala is set to lose the important Jind by-polls in Haryana, the workers of the Congress party took to the streets to protest against the election results while raising doubts regarding EVM tampering. According to Times Now, Congress workers created ruckus after embarrassing results in the Jind by-polls, where senior Congress …

EVM row: New battle for BJP, Congress as nation's attention shifts to EVMs after Rafale controversy, quota calculations
6 years, 1 month ago

EVM row: New battle for BJP, Congress as nation's attention shifts to EVMs after Rafale controversy, quota calculations

Firstpost  

The political slugfest in the aftermath of the EVM demonstration by Syed Shuja in London has led to the Congress and the BJP forgetting the Rafale and the quota row and instead subscribing to a new issue. By Tuesday, as news emerged that the claims made therein were largely unsubstantiated and that the hackathon was attended by Congress leader Kapil …

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