NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday reiterated its concerns regarding credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in Haryana polls. Pointing out a “strange coincidence,” Pawan Khera said that a list of 20 constituencies had been submitted to the Election Commission where the EVMs showed full charge during counting.“We have sent a list of 20 seats…
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress refused to accept the Haryana verdict, dubbing it “unexpected and unacceptable”, top party functionaries met EC and submitted a memorandum demanding a thorough probe even as the poll panel slammed Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera. In a letter to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, EC said the “unprecedented statement (by…
The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday wrote a strong-worded letter to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on party’s allegations regarding the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in recently-concluded Haryana assembly elections and termed the “results unacceptable” remark of party leaders Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh “far from a legitimate part of free speech and expression”.Jairam…
NEW DELHI: The victory in the Haryana assembly elections has been snatched from the Congress party and the system has been misused, MP Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday and added that the party has been made to lose but it “has not lost. “As the BJP seems to retain Haryana, the Congress again blamed the…
NEW DELHI: BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has criticised Congress for what he describes as a contradictory stance regarding the recent elections in Haryana. After celebrating their initial victory, Congress leaders quickly shifted to questioning the credibility of the Election Commission over alleged discrepancies in voter data.Poonawalla questioned this shift in a series of comments,…
NEW DELHI: Congress party on Tuesday registered a complain to the Election Commission over the alleged delay in updating the Haryana assembly elections results on the official website Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh shot a letter to the polling panel and alleging “inordinate and unacceptable delay in updating trends in the Haryana assembly elections.”“Over the…
NEW DELHI: The overall turnout in the J&K Assembly election, spanning all three phases, was 63.8%, surpassing the 58.6% voter turnout recorded in the Union Territory during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. However, it was lower than the approximately 65.4% polling recorded in the 2014 assembly polls, excluding the four assembly seats that were then…
NEW DELHI: Just three days ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, the state govt on Wednesday released the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on parole for 20 days. He was released at 6.30 am from Rohtak Jail. After getting a nod from the chief secretary’s office, additional chief secretary (home) Anurag…
NEW DELHI: As polls in Jammu and Kashmir wound up with no major law and order incidents, higher participation by candidates and better turnouts as compared to 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission claimed to have delivered on its promise of ensuring democratic resurgence in the Union Territory.While the first phase of polling on Sept…
Just a few days after the presidential election, Sri Lanka is bracing for the parliamentary election which will be costlier than the recently concluded poll. In last week’s election, Anura Kumara Dissanayake won and became the new president of Sri Lanka. Soon after holding the position Dissanayake dissolved Parliament on Tuesday to call a snap…
