Priyanka Gandhi urges political parties to ‘re-evaluate’ use of EVMs
Priyanka Gandhi s comments came after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing an EVM being found in a BJP candidate s car in Patharkandi constituency following the second round of polling in Assam.
By ANI| Updated: 2nd April 2021 1:38 pm IST Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday asked all national political parties to have a “serious” re-evaluation on the use of electronic voting machines after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing an
In a series of tweets, the Congress leader attacked the BJP and said every time an incident related to EVMs comes into the light, the Bharatiya Janata Party is found to be associated with it.
Updated 3 hours ago A screengrab of a video purportedly showing an EVM in the back of a car owned by a BJP leader, in Assam on April 1. | Atanu Bhuyan via Twitter.
The Election Commission on Friday suspended four poll officials and ordered repolling in a booth in Ratabari constituency of Assam, after the electronic voting machine used to cast the ballots was found in a car belonging to a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
The presiding officer, who was responsible for the transportation of the EVM, was among those suspended.
A report by the poll body said that upon examination, the seal of the EVM was found intact “without any damage whatsoever”.
DNA Explainer: What if NOTA gets majority in an election? SC seeks reply from Centre, EC
Plea seeks direction from the ECI to restrict those candidates and political parties whose election has been nullified, from taking part in the polls.
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NOTA meaning None of the Above options has been an integral part of the Indian voting system for the past eight years. This enables the voter to officially register a vote of rejection for all candidates who are contesting an election. If a voter chooses to press NOTA on the EVM, it indicates that the voter has not chosen to vote for any party.
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The biggest threat to Indian democracy is from highly educated people and Foreign Destructive Ideology, said a top source
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The biggest threat to Indian democracy is from highly educated people and Foreign Destructive Ideology, said a top source
According to highly placed sources in the Union government, India not only respects dissent but also protects media freedom and human rights, both of which, the sources said, enjoy the heaviest protection in an erstwhile State in the northern part of India. The sources also confirmed that India upholds the fundamental rights of every one of its citizens, including the right of victimised Indians to have FIRs registered against them for whatever crime is committed against them.
EVMs despatched to Assembly segments in Villupuram district
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Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) stacked in boxes being sent to different Assembly segments in Villupuram district in the presence of District Election Officer-cum-Collector A. Annadurai on Wednesday | Photo Credit:
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Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), which are to be used for polling in the upcoming Assembly elections on April 6, were sent to the respective Assembly constituencies in the district on Wednesday.
As many as 2,844 control and ballot units of EVMs and 3,304 Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines were allotted to the seven Assembly segments Gingee, Mailam, Tindivanam (Reserved), Vanur (Reserved), Villupuram, Vikravandi and Tirukovilur through a computerised randomisation exercise.