EVM skeletons in RTI replies: Contradictory numbers from EC, suppliers raise question mark on polls

Mumbai :  Indiscriminate acquisition of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) by the Election Commission, inexplicable mismatch in numbers of machines from producers and buyers, and insecure transportation have emerged as major concerns from official replies to Right to Information (RTI) queries. Mumbai RTI activist Manoranjan S. Roy — who painstakingly pursued the matter for nearly a […]

EVMs to have candidates’ pictures

Jaipur, Jan 19 : The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will carry pictures of candidates along with their names — when by-elections are held in Rajasthan on January 29. According to Chief Election Officer Ashvini Bhagat, this has been done to ensure there was no confusion if there were two candidates with the same name. According to […]