New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid few complaints of EVM glitches and bogus voting in some states. Voters in some villages of Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura, Rajasthan’s Banswara and Maharashtra’s Parbhani were boycotting the polls … Read more
In Manipur’s Ukhrul, irate voters destroyed EVM after miscreants threatened them to vote for a certain party.An official who does not want to be named told ET, “The incident took place in the polling station 44/41 and 44/50.” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh uploaded a video on X where a miscreant was threatening voters. He stated … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will, on Friday, pronounce its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench, headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, will … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said it is not opposed to electronic voting machines but against their manipulation and demanded 100 per cent counting of the VVPAT slips to ensure credibility of the voting system. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh renewed the demand by the Congress and other parties for 100 per cent counting … Read more
CEC Rajiv Kumar requested the political parties to avoid personal attacks and maintain decorum during the campaign. For this he recited this couplet of famous Urdu poet Bashir Badr. “Dushmani jamkar karo lekin yeh gunjayish rahe, jab kabhi hum dost ho jaaye toh sharminda na ho,” the CEC recited. He additionally emphasized the trend of … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress sent yet another letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, requesting for a meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders with him to discuss their demands such as the voters’ self-checking voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips and their larger use in the Lok Sabha election. The party also reminded the … Read more
