Mumbai: In probably an unprecedented instance in the nation’s electoral history, Congress candidate Dhiraj V. Deshmukh won the Latur Rural constituency in Maharashtra, getting more votes than the ‘None Of The Above’ (NOTA) option, on Thursday. His debut poll victory for the Maharashtra legislature attracted attention as he notched the third highest victory margin of […]
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62% polling in Haryana till 6 p.m.
Chandigarh: Sixty-two per cent of over 1.83 crore voters in Haryana turned out on Monday to elect 90 members of the Assembly amidst minor skirmishes and snags in electronic voting machines (EVMs), officials said. “The voter turnout was 62 per cent till 6 p.m. Still a large number of voters are awaiting their turn to […]
BJP MLA claims EVMs only vote for BJP, Rahul shares video
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday shared on Twitter a viral video in which Bakhshish Singh Virk, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Assandh constituency in Haryana, is seen claiming that no matter which button is pressed on the electronic voting machine (EVM), the vote would go to the saffron party. Sharing […]
Modi attacks opposition for blaming EVMs for defeat
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked the opposition parties for questioning the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for their defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha in reply to the Motion of Thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to Parliament, Modi also pulled up the opposition for not […]
Would’ve attended meeting if it was about EVMs: Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said that she would have attended the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi if it was on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The BSP chief alleged that people’s faith in the EVMs had dwindled to a “worrisome level”. She described the idea of simultaneous Lok […]
Mamata accuses BJP of manipulating EVMs, proposes mass movement
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday held her party Trinamool Congress’ core committee meeting where she accused the BJP of manipulating the EVMs in the Lok Sabha polls and asked her party members to initiate a mass movement against it, a Trinamool Congress source said. She questioned how BJP President Amit Shah and […]
Mamata sees foreign hand behind BJP poll win
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday saw a foreign hand behind the BJP-led NDA’s thumping win in the Lok Sabha polls, and expressed doubts over the results of seats her party lost by less than one lakh votes alleging the EVMs were programmed in the saffron outfit’s favour. “There is some suspicion in […]
‘In case of discrepancy, VVPAT count to be taken as final’
New Delhi: It is the first time that VVPATs will be used in a Lok Sabha election and they have become an issue of intense political debate with opposition parties keen on their use in greater numbers and also on matching the count with EVMs before the counting process begins in each constituency. In case […]
Doubting EVMs is disrespecting people’s mandate: Amit Shah
New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday hit out at the opposition parties for questioning the integrity of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and said that their attempts were “tarnishing” the image of India and its democracy. “Opposing EVMs is akin to disrespecting the people’s mandate. Fearing defeat in the elections, the 22 opposition parties […]
How EVM strong-rooms are secured as per the Election Commision
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday asserted that the transport and storage of the EVMs are well secured, dismissing the doubts raised by the Opposition over movement and alleged replacement and manipulation of these machines. In the past two days, video clips have gone viral, purportedly showing “unauthorised” transportation of the EVMs at various places. […]