Bengaluru : An EVM at a polling booth here was registering votes only for the BJP’s ‘Lotus’ symbol irrespective of which button was pressed, Congress leader Brijesh Kalappa claimed on Saturday. “There are five booths opposite my parents’ apartment at RMV II stage (in the northern suburb). In the second booth, any button pressed registers […]
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EVM discrepancies: Year-wise RTI details reveal further mismatches
Mumbai : The contradictions between the buyer and suppliers of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in India have been laid bare in replies to right to information queries. But even in year-wise details, replies given by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the two public sector suppliers — Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) Hyderabad […]
RTI throws up EVM irregularities in Maharashtra, UP poll commissions too
Mumbai : There are contradicting records of the numbers of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in stock, their costs, their mode of transportation and other details, as per replies received under the Right to Information Act. Further, it has emerged that no audits have been conducted by the State Election Commissions of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh […]
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 […]
NOTA secures 1.33 crore votes in polls to Lok Sabha, Assemblies
New Delhi : ‘None of the Above’ or NOTA option on EVMs has been chosen by 1.33 crore voters in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections since it was introduced in 2013, said an election watchdog. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch, which analysed the number of votes registered under NOTA […]
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 […]