After Haryana polls loss, Congress asks Election Commission to seal EVMs in 20 seats
The party said that 99% of its complaints were related to the batteries of the Electronic Voting Machines.
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The Congress on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to seal the Electronic Voting Machines in 20 Assembly constituencies in Haryana until an investigation is completed over alleged irregularities in the counting process.
This came a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party won the Haryana election by clinching 48 seats in the 90-member Assembly. This was an increase from the 40 seats the Hindutva party had won in the 2019 polls. The Congress won 37 seats.
Most exit polls had projected a victory for the Congress in the state.
Hours after the BJP emerged victorious in the state on Tuesday, Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh said that the results were unacceptable to it, citing “serious issues” relating to the vote counting process and the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machines in several districts.
Khera alleged that the party had received complaints from Hisar, Mahendragarh and Panipat constituencies, where the BJP won, about the Electronic Voting Machines having 99% battery levels.
The Congress had won where the units had battery levels from 60% to 70%, he claimed.
In response, the Election Commission on Wednesday called the Congress’ statements “unprecedented” and “unheard in the rich democratic heritage” of the country, The Hindu reported.
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