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The Zila Parishad elections in Punjab were held on December 14, with the counting held on December 17. The entire process was conducted manually, due to the absence of electronic voting machines (EVMs). (Express Photo)

Punjab Zila Parishad elections: Rejected and NOTA votes, ballot polling process emerge as silent factors in Punjab's Hoshiarpur

December 20, 2025 2:39 pm

According to the reports, 4,41,915 votes were polled across 25 Zila Parishad zones in Hoshiarpur, of which 17,290 votes failed to add to the tally of any contesting candidate — a number large enough to warrant scrutiny in a grassroots democratic exercise.

Maharashtra govt proposes removing ‘Natural Area’ tag from two salt pan land

October 04, 2025 10:53 pm

Warehouse for EVMs, VVPATs & IAS officers’ gymkhana to come up on land

Pune: Poll officer says EVM inspection, verification done; Dodke claims demand not met

July 25, 2025 11:23 pm

The district election office was to inspect and verify EVMs of 27 polling booths in Hadapsar constituency as per the demand of NCP(SP) candidate Prashant Jagtap

‘EVMs can’t be a problem only when you lose elections’: Omar Abdullah takes dig at Congress

December 16, 2024 9:39 am

The National Congress leader emphasised that electoral machines remain the same regardless of the election outcome, and parties should not use them as a convenient excuse for defeat.

Ajit Pawar, Shinde on Opposition' allegations over EVMs: Accept defeat, why resorting to ‘stunt’

December 10, 2024 6:20 am

Ajit Pawar’s views were echoed by Shiv Sena chief and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde who asked the Opposition to accept the defeat.

A total of 5,084 candidates are in the fray for the Gujarat local body polls

Election process in India: Counting of votes and result declaration

September 24, 2024 10:30 am

The Election Commission of India is responsible for administering the election process in the country. What steps does it take to maintain the sanctity of elections during the vote counting and result declaration?

Gaurav Gogoi asks EC to release data on EVMs found faulty in LS polls

June 17, 2024 4:57 pm

Gogoi, who won the just concluded Lok Sabha elections from Assam's Jorhat seat by defeating his nearest BJP rival by a margin of over 1.44 lakh votes, said he can confidently say that these machines have shown inaccurate results.

EVM makers don’t know which party gets which button: poll panel to Supreme Court

April 18, 2024 6:25 pm

The Election Commission also rejects as ‘false’ a news report about a mismatch between votes recorded on electronic voting machines and VVPAT units during a mock poll in Kerala.

A first-time voter checking the VVPAT machine during the Election Commission's awareness campaign among voters in West Bengal in 2019.

Petition for counting all VVPAT slips during elections: What the Election Commission, activists argue

September 12, 2023 12:50 pm

As of now, the ECI mandates the counting of all VVPAT slips in five randomly selected polling stations per Assembly constituency or segment. With just months to go to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a new petition has re-ignited the issue – what is the real purpose of VVPATs?

polling officials check an EVM machine before Gujarat elections.

Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh election results: How are EVM votes counted?

December 08, 2022 2:40 pm

As results for the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections come in, we look at the process through which EVM votes are counted and how EVMs have majorly expedited the process of vote counting.