The Indian Army has played a pivotal role in ensuring that even the remotest and Naxal-affected areas of Maharashtra participated in the state's assembly elections held on November 20. The Indian Army, alongside other security forces, mobilised critical resources to enable voters in these ch
"Votes of people from SC, ST, OBC, poor communities are being wasted. Set aside EVMs. We do not want EVMs; we want voting on ballot paper...Let them keep the machine at their home, at the home of PM Modi or Amit Shah...Then we would know where you (BJP-NDA) stand," Mallikarjun Kharge said
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Tuesday defended Party President Mallikarjun Kharge statement "We do not want EVMs, we want ballot papers", saying that if trust of a "larger section of voters in voting machines starts shaking then the Election Commission should listen to it."
The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition on Tuesday seeking the reintroduction of the physical paper ballot voting system in elections in India.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, said on Monday that the country should hold elections over ballot papers, expressing concerns over the integrity of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Speaking to ANI, SP leader ST Hasan said, "We have been saying this since the past 5 years that our electoral system is 'defective.' We do not trust the EVMs and when I was in the parliament, we (SP) proposed that to ensure greater transparency both EVMs and ballot boxes should be counted, a
Earlier today, Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar said that the first round of EVM results expected to be announced by 9:30 am with counting of postal ballots begining earlier at 8 this morning.
As the counting for Jharkhand's 2024 Assembly Elections began on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar confirmed that all preparations were in place, with postal ballots being counted at 8 AM and the first round of EVM results expected to be announced by 9:30 AM.
Speaking to ANI, the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said, "Initial trends will start coming in now, postal ballots will be counted. I think picture will be clear around 11 am-12 noon. But it is very clear that the people of Maharashtra will make Maha Vikas Aghadi victorious and we will get the opp
Maharashtra assembly polls on Wednesday saw celebrities from the film industry stepping out in large numbers to exercise their franchise and, in the process, inspiring other voters to cast their ballot. Polling began at 7 am.