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Security ramped up outside strongrooms in Kolkata ahead of counting on May 4

Security ramped up outside strongrooms in Kolkata ahead of counting on May 4

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Ahead of result day of West Bengal Assembly Elections, security was heightened outside several polling stations in Kolkata. Heavy force was deployed outside the strongrooms in Kolkata, which included Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls’ High School in Bhabanipur, Netaji Indoor Stadium, and several others. Apart from managing security of strongrooms, the security was also increased outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s office and Falta assembly constituency, where locals protested alleged threats and beatings by TMC leaders on Saturday. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed repolling in all 285 polling stations, including auxiliary polling stations, in the Falta assembly seat between 7 AM and 6 PM on May 21. Counting of votes will take place on May 24. Meanwhile, the local residents staged a protest on Saturday in the Falta area of South 24 Parganas district, alleging threats and intimidation by Trinamool Congress (TMC) cadre ahead of the counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled on May 4. Heavy security deployment was witnessed in the area, with personnel from the Central Reserve Police …

West Bengal repoll in South 24 Parganas sees steady early voting in Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour

West Bengal repoll in South 24 Parganas sees steady early voting in Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour

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Over 16 per cent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of voting during repoll in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, an official said. Voting was underway peacefully in 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency and four in Diamond Harbour, where the EC ordered repoll a day ago, following reports of electoral malpractices. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Covering candidate buttons with glue, ink, perfume to fall under EVM tampering: ECI sources| India News

Covering candidate buttons with glue, ink, perfume to fall under EVM tampering: ECI sources| India News

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued several directives to presiding officers at polling booths, particularly linked to tampering with the candidate buttons, sources in the poll panel said. Birbhum: Officials stack Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines. (PTI) The poll panel has asked officers to ensure that the candidate buttons are clearly visible and not covered with tape, glue or any other material. The ECI has also said that chemicals, including colour, ink or perfume cannot be used on the buttons to reveal the secrecy of the votes, adding that such incidents can be considered as EVM tampering. Presiding officers have been asked to immediately report such incidents at polling booths to the respective returning officers. “All such cases are likely to fall under Tampering/Interfering with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), which is an electoral offence,” ECI told officers, according sources inside the poll panel. Also Read: ‘Diagnostic check’ of EVMs used in 2024 polls, post HC order The election body has also warned that it won’t refrain …

1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc’s EVM concerns – India TV

1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc’s EVM concerns – India TV

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Image Source : PTI 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched in Maharashtra polls, says EC. Amid INDIA bloc’s concerns over EVM tampering in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, Maharashtra’s Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Kulkarni said in all 1,440 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) were verified during the last month’s state assembly polls with their results matching perfectly with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) counts. A VVPAT is connected with an EVM through a printer port, which records vote data and counters in a paper slip to verify the correct recording of vote by the machine. VVPATs are intended as an independent verification system for voting machines. EC says EVMs can’t be hacked  He also vouched for the credibility of EVMs, saying they are standalone devices with no possibility of hacking, an assertion coming in the backdrop of some opposition parties questioning the credibility of these machines and demanding a return to ballot papers. 659 cases of Model Code violation reported  Speaking to PTI, Kulkarni informed that 659 cases related to violation of the Model …

Maharashtra voter turnout EVM tampering Election Commission invites Congress delegation on December 3 review concerns – India TV

Maharashtra voter turnout EVM tampering Election Commission invites Congress delegation on December 3 review concerns – India TV

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Image Source : PTI (FILE) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Noting that a transparent process is followed with the involvement of candidates and their agents at every stage of the voting process, the Election Commission (EC) has invited a Congress delegation to meet it on December 3 (Tuesday) over its apprehensions concerning the voting percentage in Maharashtra elections. Congress had also raised some apprehensions about the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) process after the Haryana assembly polls. The poll panel has said it will review all legitimate concerns of Congress and provide a written response after hearing the party’s delegation. The Election Commission of India, in its interim response to Congress, reaffirmed that there is a transparent process with the involvement of candidates or their agents at every stage. In its interim response, ECI also reiterated that there is a transparent electoral roll updation process with the involvement of political parties. The Commission has still assured Congress of further review of all its legitimate concerns.  No discrepancy in voter turnout data: Election Commission  Responding to the issue …

Gujarat Congress Candidate, Alleging EVM Tampering, Ties Noose Around Neck

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Ahmedabad: A Congress candidate in Gujarat dramatically tied a “noose” around his neck to protest what he alleged was tampering of EVMs or voting machines during counting. Bharatbhai Veljibhai Solanki, the Congress candidate in Gandhidham, first launched a sit-in protest at the counting centre, then tied his scarf like a noose around his neck, in a threatening manner. Mr Solanki was trailing behind the BJP’s Malti Kisor Maheshwari. The BJP has won a record eighth consecutive term in Gujarat with an all-time high tally of 157 seats in the 182-member assembly. The Congress will end up with less than 20 seats in its worst-ever performance in Gujarat, where it held the previous record of 149 seats in 1985. Featured Video Of The Day BJP Sets Gujarat Record, Congress Wins In Himachal Source link