Exactly at 5 pm on 29 April, all TV stations worth their salt began to harangue viewers with electoral data ~ never mind the fact that due to Election Commission restrictions, no exit poll results could be broadcast till 6.30 pm.
Following the completion of voting in the Arambagh sub-division across the four Assembly constituencies of Goghat, Pursurah, Khanakul and Arambagh last Thursday, EVMs from Arambagh and Goghat were brought to the strongroom at Arambagh Netaji Mahavidyalaya that evening.
The Kerala High Court came out against the practice of fielding “namesake”candidates in elections to mislead or confuse voters, describing this tactic as a threat to the integrity of the democratic process.
The delegation includes Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, who will participate in a series of review meetings with state officials and other stakeholders.
Briefing meetings were held in three batches on Thursday and Friday at the ECI for 1444 officers, including 714 general observers, 233 police observers and 497 expenditure observers for the Assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshvardhan Sapkal alleged here on Thursday that in the recently conducted municipal elections, bogus voting, intimidation, and blatant violations of all rules took place.
Following the ECI’s strict guidelines, District Election Officers (DEOs) from all 18 districts participating in Phase-I conducted the randomization process after completing the First Level Checking (FLC) of the EVMs and VVPATs.
A delegation from Delhi Congress on Saturday attended an all party First Level Checking (FLC) of EVM machines called by the State Election Commission in view of by-election for the 12 wards.
India uses the kind of electronic voting machines (EVMs) which work like "simple, correct and accurate calculators", and cannot be connected to either internet, WiFi or infrared, sources said on Friday.
Maharashtra's Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane of the BJP stated on Friday that EVM means "Every Vote Against Mullah" while speaking at a Hindu Garjana Sabha rally in the Sangli district of the state.
