Beyond EVMs
The recent fire in Kolkata that reportedly damaged thousands of Electronic Voting Machines has triggered predictable reactions.
The recent fire in Kolkata that reportedly damaged thousands of Electronic Voting Machines has triggered predictable reactions.
Garga Chatterjee, founder of Bangla Pokkho, was arrested by Kolkata Police on Tuesday on charges of allegedly spreading misinformation and making provocative social media posts regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the Assembly election process.
A team of polling personnel, equipped with essential materials, including an additional EVM, on Tuesday set out for one of the most remote polling stations under the Darjeeling Assembly constituency, located at an altitude of around 1,300 metres in the Himalayas.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Monday alleged that a strong room storing Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at JDT College, Vellimadukunnu in Kozhikode, was opened without proper authority, leading to claims of election sabotage.
Elections for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the prestigious as well as cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), will take place on Thursday, January 15, 2026, with results to be declared on Friday, January 16, 2026.
Titled 'Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - Evaluation of endline survey of KAP (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice) of Citizens', the exercise was conducted by the Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement, Bengaluru, an NGO, under supervision from the Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority, Department of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics, Government of Karnataka.
In a statement issued here, the Ministry of Culture stated that cleanliness and good governance are integral to a prosperous society, shaping public conduct, social interactions, and effective implementation of welfare programmes.
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda has advocated for readopting paper ballots instead of EVMs for voting in various elections.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday said it has successfully completed the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) Checking and Verification (C&V) exercise for the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.
He said wherever democracy was present, electoral rolls and election processes were different.
