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With the Lok Sabha Election 2024 progressing, Assam gears up for the crucial third phase scheduled for May 7. Polling teams have been swiftly dispatched to their designated stations in the four parliamentary constituencies of Guwahati, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, and Dhubri, marking a significant step in the electoral process. In this phase, Assam’s remaining four out […]
On April 26, the Supreme Court dismissed all petitions seeking 100% verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) votes with their Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips, along with petitions advocating a return to ballot paper voting. A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta announced the decision, emphasizing that it was made after […]
Several polling booths in Assam experienced delays in voting due to Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) malfunctions reported across various locations. Initial reports of EVM malfunctions were followed by additional instances in Moirabari, Mangaldoi, Diphu, and Dhing. In Moirabari’s Pub Ulubari Primary School, polling booth No. 293 encountered an EVM fault, causing delays in voting. Similarly, […]
Voting for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 commenced across 13 states and union territories of India at 7 am on Friday, April 26. A total of 88 parliamentary constituencies are participating in today’s vote, which includes five constituencies in Assam. A significant and encouraging sight was witnessed where a 94-year-old woman […]
During the Lok Sabha polling in Assam’s Sadiya, a tragic incident unfolded as a vehicle belonging to the quick response team plunged into the Deopani River on Friday, as reported. The mishap occurred at Dibang Ghat in the morning while the team was en route to address a malfunctioning EVM in Amarpur. The vehicle, bearing […]
Assam Cabinet in its meeting presided over by the state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday gave nod to the proposal to replace paper ballots with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation polls. “Approval to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for replacing paper ballots with EVMs to ensure transparency […]