Electoral reforms non-profit ADR cast doubts over the sanctity of EVMs. But SC virtually dismissed the idea of scrapping them saying trust had to be reposed on ‘somebody’.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi took to social media to lament lack of EVMs in polls which seem to have thrown up hung assembly with Imran Khan backed independents winning most seats.
Requests for ThePrint’s intervention sound like cries of despair from frustrated people who see media as their last resort. As a society, have we become hard of hearing?
Bangladesh used electronic voting machines in six seats in the 11th parliamentary polls; the poll body wanted EVMs in at least 150 of the country’s 300 seats next year.
The Election Commission also sought that a timeline be fixed for filing election petitions relating to assembly polls of Assam, Kerala, Delhi, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Priyanka's remarks came over a video which surfaced on social media allegedly showing electronic voting machines (EVMs) in what was claimed to be a BJP candidate's car in Assam.
The Electronic Voting Machine was being carried in the car after the Election Commission's vehicle broke down and officials took a lift in the passing car, said sources.
The Sri Lankan Election Commission, which is dealing with unfair campaigning tactics, said EVMs will replace the current manual paper voting on a trial basis.
A letter, signed by academics, former civil servants & military veterans, alleges EC turned blind eye to violations committed by BJP leaders & PM Modi.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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