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What is a PADU machine? Raj Thackeray objects to EVM backup devices; raises questions of 'vote chori'

MNS chief Raj Thackeray questions the new PADU machine, an EVM backup display unit for Mumbai elections, raising concerns ...
The Week

Maharashtra BMC elections 2026: Voters allege no 'beep' sound in EVMs, poor quality ink; chaos ensues

Held after a 3-year gap, the BMC elections will decide the fate of 15,931 candidates contesting for 2,969 seats across 29 ...

Poll panel: Store EVM memory cards in treasury

PUNE: Electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the recently concluded municipal elections will be redeployed for the ...

Mumbai BMC Elections 2026: Civic Body To Deploy PADU Machines As First-Time Backup During Vote Counting If EVMs Fail

Mumbai, Jan 12: During the vote-counting process for the upcoming 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, ...

Opposition fears ‘vote chori’ as PADU machines are EVM backup for civic polls

For the first time, the civic body plans to use PADU machines during the counting of votes to display vote counts in case ...

Maharashtra civic polls: SEC issues guidelines for EVM reuse; memory cards to be secured in treasury ahead of rural polls

PUNE: Electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the recently concluded municipal elections will be redeployed for the ...

No EVMs in Bengaluru Civic Polls: Congress-Ruled Karnataka Returns to Ballot Papers

Bengaluru’s GBA elections will use ballot papers instead of EVMs after May 25, citing legal validity, public confidence, and ...

EVM glitches, absence of VVPAT create confusion among voters in Pune civic polls

Several voters reported difficulty in understanding EVM indicators and said they were unsure whether their votes had been successfully registered ...

Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Election: Polling halted at various wards due to EVM malfunction

In Dhule, the EVM machines started malfunctioning in several wards and the voting process was completely disrupted. Voting ...