electronic voting machines

Malappuram, April 11 Malappuram District Collector Vinay Goyal on Saturday said that reports circulating regarding the strong rooms where voting machines are stored after the April 9 Assembly elections are "incorrect and misleading".In a statement, the District Election Officer clarified that...

Kolkata, April 11 – Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday warned the people of Jhargram to remain vigilant, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would try to bring in outsiders from neighboring Jharkhand to influence the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.Addressing an...

Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP attempted to cancel her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in South Kolkata by filing two false cases, but the attempt was thwarted by TMC workers and the public.Banerjee, while addressing an...

Mumbai, April 10 – Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik responded on Friday regarding the Shiv Sena’s ‘Operation Tiger.’He stated that their ‘Operation Tiger’ remains active 365 days a year. If any individual subscribes to the ideology of the late Balasaheb Thackeray or Deputy Chief...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 The Election Commission on Friday said that representatives of candidates who contested the Kerala Assembly polls can be deputed outside the security perimeter of strong rooms where EVMs are stored.Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar issued a press note...

Mumbai, April 10 – The Maharashtra Chief Electoral Office (CEO) issued a clarification on Friday regarding reports about the inspection of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Chandivali Assembly constituency of Mumbai Suburban district.The clarification came after claims by former...

Kohima, April 10 More than 82.21 percent of the 22,390 eligible voters cast their votes in the by-election to the Koridang Assembly constituency in Mokokchung district of Nagaland, officials said on Friday.However, this turnout is lower than the 88.06 percent recorded among 21,740 voters...

Gandhinagar/Anand, April 9 – The by-election to Gujarat's Umreth Assembly seat will see a six-way contest after the deadline for withdrawing nominations ended on Thursday, with election authorities confirming the final list of candidates.According to officials, six candidates remain in the...

On Thursday, voting concluded at 6 pm in Kerala, with a high turnout recorded in the election to form the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The ruling LDF, led by the Congress-led UDF, and the BJP-led NDA all campaigned intensively.According to the Election Commission, the turnout was 77.45%...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said on Thursday that the voting pattern indicates that the target of 90 per cent turnout can be achieved.Chief Electoral Officer Kelkar appealed to all voters to come and exercise their right."If the current trend continues, by the time...

Guwahati/Jorhat/Rangia/Kokrajhar, April 9 Despite overcast skies and intermittent rain, people across Assam turned out in large numbers on Thursday to vote in the assembly elections, with enthusiasm visible from first-time voters to octogenarians.Heavy showers lashed parts of the state, while...

Dispur, April 9 – As the Assam Assembly elections are underway, Sri Lankan delegates planted a sapling during their visit to a polling station in the Kamrup district on Thursday to observe the electoral process under the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP).The Election Commission...

Kolkata, April 8 – The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the West Bengal government on Wednesday that, following the direction of the Election Commission of India (ECI), it has decided to deploy 150 companies of additional forces, including personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)...

New Delhi, April 7 As many as 43 delegates from 23 countries, including representatives from five foreign missions here, will be visiting Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry to observe the assembly elections firsthand.The delegates are part of the International Election Visitors' Programme-2026, the...

New Delhi, April 7 – Describing elections in India as festivals of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP), 2026, on Tuesday, paving the way for foreign delegates to learn from the upcoming Assembly elections in...

New Delhi, April 7 – Dilip Ghosh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Kharagpur Assembly constituency in West Bengal, accused the Trinamool Congress of using intimidation and suppressing opposition forces to secure electoral victories, stating that the party would gradually...

Gandhinagar, April 6 – With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat's extensive local body elections, the state's top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a "free and fair" polling process.The directive was...

New Delhi, April 5 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday that the process of installing Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with candidate settings for the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly elections has been successfully completed across all 126 assembly constituencies in the...

Kolkata, April 5 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday warned her party leaders and workers about the possibility of tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs) and urged them to guard the machines vigilantly.Addressing an election rally in Jiaganj in Murshidabad...

New Delhi, April 5 – Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday over her remarks questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), alleging that her statements reflect “frustration” amid electoral pressure.Reacting to...