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Decoding the Maharashtra election controversies

Decoding the Maharashtra election controversies

Vinaya Deshpande in conversation with Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and the Opposition’s allegation of electoral malpractices.

In Focus by The Hindu

November 30, 202447m 6s

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Show Notes

Today, we are discussing an important topic concerning the elections in Maharashtra. Now after the results that were announced on the 23rd of this month, we have seen that there have been several doubts which have been raised with respect to the results concerning the EVMs. Even today Maharashtra Congress president Nana P submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission speaking at an in-person hearing raising several doubts. We thought let us understand what the issues are let us understand how the voting process is conducted and what these doubts are and what the election commission has to say about it. To discuss all these issues which are pertinent to the political events and happenings in Maharashtra and to the several doubts that people have with respect to impartial elections in the state, I have with me S. Chokalingam who is the chief electoral officer of Maharashtra.

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