Fact-check | Misleading posts cast doubt over the credibility of EVMs
Even as the third phase of polling for the Lok Sabha election draws to a close, some on social media have been casting aspersions on the Electronic Voting Machines, the device used to electronically record and count votes cast in elections. “There were only 90 voters at a booth in Dima Hasao district of Assam, but 171 votes were cast in EVM, 5 officers of Election Commission suspended,” it claims. असम के दीमा हसाओ जिले में एक बूथ पर थे सिर्फ 90 मतदाता, लेकिन EVM में वोट पड़े 171, चुनाव आयोग के 5 अफसर सस्पेंड वैसे EVM में कोई कमी नहीं है 🙏#ElectionCommissionpic.twitter.com/wdUIvRuqe3 — Manjeet Ghoshi May 3, 2024 However, The Hindu found that the incident had nothing to do with the ongoing election. The person featured in the video was a man, but a simple search on an official website revealed that P. Bharathi, a woman, is the State’s Chief Electoral Officer.
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