EVMs testament to India’s commitment to sanctity of democratic process: Jaishankar
He said the goal is to leave no one behind and let everyone fully participate in the electoral process.
He said the goal is to leave no one behind and let everyone fully participate in the electoral process.
Despite the commission's lofty claims, the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) new Election Management System (EMS) failed, he said.
"Elections through ballot paper are necessary to restore the faith in democracy,” said the Samajwadi Party president.
In the 2023 assembly polls, the BJP won 163 seats, the Congress 66 and one seat went to the Bharat Adivasi party (BAP).
With this announcement, election model code of conduct comes into forced in the state.
The malfunctioning was pointed out by none other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who said that election officials appear to have failed to ensure that the EVMs worked properly.
After the polling was marred by the malfunctioning of some EVMs, Naidu blasted the Election Commission (EC) for what he called 'turning the elections into a big farce'.
There were reports of EVM malfunctioning from a few areas with Saharanpur reporting the most number of EVM glitches.
The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are in the news yet again for developing glitches in the state as informed by the Chief Election Officer of Andhra Pradesh where more than 350 EVMs have broken down.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the poll body to increase VVPAT verification from one EVM per constituency to five randomly selected EVMs in the upcoming General Elections.