The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered repolling at four booths in Madhya Pradesh's Betul Lok Sabha seat on May 10 after electronic voting machines (EVMs) were damaged when a bus ferrying them and polling officials caught fire on Tuesday night.
A bus carrying polling officials and electronic voting machines (EVM) caught fire in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district while returning from Goula village on Tuesday night, causing damage to a few EVMs, according to a senior police official.
Polling officials on Tuesday sealed Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and VVPATs after voting for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded in Madhya Pradesh.
In its latest order on the EVM-VVPAT row, the apex court had ordered that the machines should be sealed and secured in a container and stored in a strongroom along with the EVMs at least for 45 days post-declaration of results.
Targeting the Congress after the Supreme Court ruling on Electronic Voting Machines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said one cannot fix the elections of such a big country and the Congress is just fooling the world.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched a scathing attack at the opposition leaders, accusing them of attempting to shift blame for their electoral defeats onto the Electronic Voting machine (EVMs).
Rajasthan Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore lashed out at the Congress, stating that when the party wins elections, it does not raise questions about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) but now after fearing a defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, it has staged a drama.
After the Supreme Court on Friday rejected petitions that cast doubt on the trustworthiness of Electronic Voting Machines, Madhya Pradesh BJP president and candidate from Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency VD Sharma said Congress leaders blame EVMs for defeat.
The Supreme Court has issued a stern warning against 'unwarranted' doubts surrounding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs), stressing the critical importance of upholding voter confidence and participation in the electoral process.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday that the fight for the removal of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), currently used in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, is a 'long' one.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA bloc over the Supreme Court decision rejecting the plea for 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes and said every leader of the opposition grouping has "committed the sin" of creating doubts in minds of people about Electroni