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Assam panchayat elections to be held in 2 phases on May 2 and 7; votes to be counted on May 11
Assam government undertook a fresh delimitation of Gaon Panchayat, Anchalik Panchayat, and Zilla Parishad constituencies in 2024
Published on Apr 02, 2025 10:24 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Ballot paper issue beyond your scope: Centre to parl panel on simultaneous polls
Going back to the ballot paper system was a "suggestion" made by some of the members of the joint committee.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:29 PM IST
PTI |
Haryana Cong demands next month’s civic polls be held using ballot papers
A party delegation led by state unit chief Udai Bhan submitted a memorandum to the Haryana state election commissioner in Panchkula to press for the demand.
Published on Feb 11, 2025 08:02 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Chandigarh
Jankar to meet CEC over EVM concerns, threatens resignation
On Friday, villagers from Markadwadi and Dhanore in Solapur district passed resolutions demanding the use of ballot papers for voting
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 06:54 AM IST
Akhilesh pitches for ballot voting, says EVMs not trustworthy
Akhilesh pitches for ballot voting, says EVMs not trustworthy
Published on Dec 29, 2024 05:23 PM IST
PTI |
Sharad Pawar visits Markadwadi, vows to fight for ballot paper elections
Sharad Pawar criticized the BJP and EC for halting a mock poll in Markadwadi, urging for a ballot paper re-poll amid EVM distrust post-elections.
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Sharad Pawar visits Maha village which attempted ‘re-poll’ using ballot papers
The police registered a case against more than 200 people in the village for allegedly trying to conduct a re-poll using ballot papers unauthorised
Published on Dec 08, 2024 10:16 PM IST
MLA Uttamrao Jankar booked for violating prohibitory orders
Despite repeated requests from the police, Jankar and his supporters did not leave the place, prompting police to book them under BNS sections 189 (1), 189 (2), 190, 223 and section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Kayada
Updated on Dec 05, 2024 05:24 AM IST
Awhad elected NCP (SP) group leader; MLAs raise doubts about EVMs
NCP (SP) legislative party leader to be chosen in a joint meeting of members of the legislative assembly and the legislative council
Updated on Dec 02, 2024 07:18 AM IST
MVA launches all-out offensive against EVMs
Opposition parties demand a return to the paper ballot, claim EVMs can be hacked and poll results manipulated.
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 04:54 AM IST
Congress MLAs authorise Kharge to choose new legislature party leader
Newly elected MLAs authorised party president Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the new leader of the CLP and the chief whip in the state assembly
Updated on Nov 28, 2024 09:03 AM IST
Faced with alleged EVM manipulation, MVA to launch mass campaign
In separate meetings held by the MVA’s three parties on Tuesday, the issue of EVM transparency was the central focus
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 09:00 AM IST
'EVMs fine if you win, tainted if you lose': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court criticized politicians for questioning EVM credibility only after losses, affirming the machines' reliability and dismissing a related PIL.
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 05:32 AM IST
SC berates politicians’ flip-flop on EVMs, junks PIL to return to ballot system
The Supreme Court highlighted instances where leaders who questioned EVMs after defeats remained silent on their alleged flaws after securing electoral victories
Published on Nov 26, 2024 12:56 PM IST
Return to ballot papers as EVMs can be hacked: Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu
The Himachal CM’s remarks came days after the BJP-led Mahayuti swept the Maharashtra assembly elections
Published on Nov 25, 2024 10:36 PM IST
HTC, Shimla
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara claims ‘EVM hacking’ in Maharashtra
G Parameshwara demanded to reintroduce the ballot papers in Indian elections and said that an internal discussion had been done with senior AICC leaders.
Published on Nov 25, 2024 02:32 PM IST
Constable booked for posting ballot paper on social media after casting postal vote
A Mumbai constable was booked for taking and sharing photos of his ballot paper on social media, violating election secrecy rules.
Updated on Nov 17, 2024 07:22 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Home voting for elderly, PwD voters begins in Chandigarh today
As many as 633 senior citizens and PwD voters have opted to cast their votes from home, of which 557 are senior citizens and 76 are persons with over 40% disability
Updated on May 23, 2024 08:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
633 elderly, disabled voters opt for vote from home facility in Chandigarh
Polling through ballots in Chandigarh under the vote-from-home facility will get underway on May 25 and continue till May 29
Updated on May 17, 2024 08:24 AM IST
Mandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh
EVM VVPAT case: What are Supreme Court's two directives? | Verdict highlights
EVM-VVPAT case: A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta delivered two concurring verdicts and dismissed all pleas in the matter.
Updated on Apr 26, 2024 01:03 PM IST
EVM VVPAT case: Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking 100% cross verification
Pleas for 100% verification of EVM-VVPAT: Supreme Court rejected pleas for paper ballot voting, complete EVM-VVPAT verification.
Updated on Apr 26, 2024 01:00 PM IST
Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers
Chandigarh’s senior citizens say there was strong doubt, disappointment and suspicion in the minds of the citizens towards the functioning of EVMs
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 09:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
After SC's verdict, what next for Chandigarh poll official Anil Masih?
Chandigarh mayoral polls: Supreme Court orders notice to Anil Masih for defacing ballot papers
Published on Feb 20, 2024 04:34 PM IST
SC slams ‘horse-trading’ in Chandigarh polls, to examine ballots today
The drama began on January 30, when the BJP won the poll after the chair scrapped eight Opposition votes, sparking allegations of vote tampering
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 08:04 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
Chandigarh Mayoral poll fiasco: Ballots not sealed after poll, Masih first took them to mayor’s office, says Oppn
In a fresh development in the mayoral poll fiasco, official election videography has revealed that presiding officer Anil Masih disappeared into the mayor’s office with the ballot papers soon after the declaring the result, instead of sealing the record in the assembly hall.
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 09:46 AM IST
Mandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh
SC's ‘murder of democracy’ remarks on Chandigarh mayor polls give ammo to Oppn
The Supreme Court scoffed at the returning officer of the Chandigarh mayor elections for “defacing ballots” and making a “mockery of democracy”.
Published on Feb 05, 2024 08:10 PM IST
Chandigarh mayoral polls: AAP members on hunger strike at MC removed by police
The AAP councillors, who tried to enter the municipal corporation office, were barred from entry by the police personnel deployed on the premises, following which they got into an argument with them.
Updated on Feb 05, 2024 03:34 PM IST
Press Trust of India
Followed procedures as per the MC Act: Anil Masih
The man in the thick of controversy surrounding the Chandigarh mayor elections speaks out on allegations of ballot tampering, delay in the start of voting among other issues.
Updated on Feb 01, 2024 08:10 AM IST
Bengal post-poll clashes continue, election in 20 booths countermanded
A four-member BJP team which has visited violence-affected areas since Wednesday, met Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose to seek his intervention
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 07:45 PM IST
‘No CAPF to stop miscreants, we watched helplessly’: Bengal poll officials
Several polling officials in West Bengal complained of malpractices during the recent panchayat elections, including booth capturing and damaging of ballot boxes. They claimed that supporters of a particular political party were involved in these activities, with no Central Armed Police Force personnel present to stop them. The election saw a wave of violence, resulting in at least 19 deaths. The State Election Commission has ordered repolling in 697 booths across 19 districts. Opposition parties have accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of being behind the violence.
Updated on Jul 09, 2023 11:40 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata