Friday, Aug 12, 2022
Apr 10, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau The ECI order came after an electronic voting machine (EVM) was found in a car belonging to the wife of a BJP candidate.
Apr 06, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau The incident came into light when villagers spotted a vehicle with an Election Commission sticker outside the house of the TMC leader in the early hours, after which they started protesting
The EC ordered repolling in polling station 179 of Ratabari seat in Assam after a controversy erupted when a polling party carried an EVM in a vehicle that belonged to the wife of a BJP candidate
Apr 02, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau A crowd of over 500 people attempted to snatch the EVM alleging rigging by BJP and UPPL members which the police tried to disperse by firing rubber bullets
The Election Commission on Friday ordered repolling in polling station 179 of Ratabari seat in Assam after a video surfaced on social media which allegedly showed EVMs in the car of Patharkandi BJP candidate Krishnendu Paul
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said the Election Commission should act decisively on such complaints and that a serious re-evaluation of the use of EVM’s needs to be carried out by all national parties.
Eligible voters, including leaders from various political parties, arrived at the booths to cast their vote after polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.
Plea alleges that EVMs are prone to error and several other countries have banned its use.
The Election Commission had procured 18 lakh face shields, 70 lakh face masks, 5.4 lakh single-use rubber gloves.
The 'NOTA' option on electronic voting machines, introduced in 2013, has its own symbol -- a ballot paper with a black cross across it.
"Truth is truth, justice is justice. I am fighting a war of ideology against this man…”, he said while addressing an election rally in Bihar.
Polling began at 7 am and will end at 6 pm, while adhering to the Covid-19 restrictions
The polls were held in 71 constituencies spread across 16 districts amid tight security and strict COVID-19 regulations in place.
Responding to a question on holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously, CEC Sunil Arora said the call on the subject has to be taken at the political level. Once a decision is take, the Commission can only facilitate its implementation.
The opposition party told the Election Commission (EC) that its demand should be considered in the interest of democracy and integrity of the poll process.
In Maharashtra, the voter turnout almost matched the 63.38 per cent polling recorded in the last state elections in 2014.
Polling was also halted for some time at a booth in Worli area of Mumbai due to a technical error.
In the video, BJP MLA Bakshish Singh is heard claiming that no matter where the voters cast their votes, they (BJP) will get to know whom they have voted for.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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