Votes cast vs counted: 2024 EC records don’t add up, says report

Published 11 Nov 2026, 11:59 IST

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New Delhi: The number of votes polled did not match the number counted on electronic voting machines (EVM) in 32 constituencies across Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir in the 2024 elections, according to internal Election Commission of India (ECI) records. In another 19 seats, officials…

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New Delhi: The number of votes polled did not match the number counted on electronic voting machines (EVM) in 32 constituencies across Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir in the 2024 elections, according to internal Election Commission of India (ECI) records. In another 19 seats, officials…

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The Siasat Daily Center-Left Siasat Daily Current article 11 Nov 2026, 11:59 IST

Votes cast vs counted: 2024 EC records don’t add up, says report

New Delhi: The number of votes polled did not match the number counted on electronic voting machines (EVM) in 32 constituencies across Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir in the 2024 elections, according to internal Election Commission of India (ECI) records. In another 19 seats, officials…

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. 11 Nov 2026, 13:46 IST

No discrepancy in votes polled and counted in Mumbai North LS polls: EC officials

Electors are those who are on electoral rolls and voters are those who actually caste votes, they noted

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