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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday sought reply within a week time in a writ petition filed against the non-allocation of reserved seats for women and non-Muslims to the Sunni Ittehad...

When the first elector presses a button on the ballot unit to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the electronic voting machine (EVM) will have reached the important milestone of being used in five parliamentary polls since 2004. The journey of the EVM has been quite eventful with several political parties questioning its reliability and others hailing how quickly results are announced with little scope of rigging.

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India News: The EVM has been used in five parliamentary polls since 2004. Despite criticisms, the technology has evolved and undergone upgrades. VVPAT machines en

The Election Commission of India, established in 1950, has overseen 17 general elections and numerous others. It has adapted from ballot boxes to EVMs, and faces challenges like large electorates and criticism of EVMs. Despite this, it strives for accessible and inclusive elections, using technology and innovation.

In a surprising turn of events, senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi lost the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh to BJPs Harsh Mahajan. Cross-voting by six Congress MLAs led to a tie. Singhvi won the draw of lots but lost due to an Election Commission norm. Singhvi accused his party members of backstabbing. The BJP now considers moving a no-confidence motion against the 14-month-old Congress government.

KARACHI: Legal experts say that reserved seats that would have fallen to one party cannot be distributed among other parties, emphasising that the Election Rules of 2017 explicitly mandate that...

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Abhishek Singhvi accuses rival Harsh Mahajan of betrayal after unexpected tie in HP seat election. Singhvi expresses disappointment at the election rule and criticizes BJP's election strategy.

KARACHI: The PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council’s reserved seats plea could easily end up in court, say legal experts and political observers, who add that the election for the PM or speaker slots will...