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‘EVM’s voting for the BJP’, alleges SP leader Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that EVMs in many areas were recording votes in favour the BJP amid reports of glitches from various states during the third phase of polling for 117 seats in 15 states.
“EVMs across India malfunctioning or voting for the BJP. DMs say poll officials untrained to operate EVMs. 350+ being replaced. This is criminal negligence for a polling exercise that costs 50,000 crs,” the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh tweeted.
Voting was disrupted at polling booths in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram after some voters complained that their votes to the Congress’ hand symbol went to the BJP’s lotus, prompting the grand old party’s legislator to lodge a complaint.
“We have complained to the returning officer. The district collector is examining this,” Kovalam’s Congress MLA M Vincent said about the alleged vote transfer.
Collector K Vasuki said the machine was replaced after the complaint and that the VVPAT slips will be counted later. Vasuki also said it was a technical error. Chief electoral officer Tikaram Meena said some machines soaked moisture and developed a snag after rains on Monday night.
Thushar Vellappally, NDA candidate from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency from where Congress president Rahul Gandhi is also a candidate, on Tuesday demanded re-polling after an EVM malfunctioned.
“Let me draw your kind attention to an important matter. It is reported from booth number 79 – CMS Higher Secondary School, Arappatta in Mooppanad Panchayath that the voting machine is damaged. A vote is not being cast even after pressing twice,” a letter by Vellappally through Chief Election Agent Advocate Sinil Kumar G read.
In South Goa, a polling officials ordered the replacement of the EVM at a booth in Cuncolim after it was found that the machine was adding votes to the BJP’s tally during a mandatory mock poll exercise.
The matter was raised by the Aam Aadmi Party’s South Goa Lok Sabha seat candidate Elvis Gomes, who filed a complaint before the election officials. Gomes said that during the mock poll, in which nine votes were cast for each candidate, the EVM recorded 17 votes in favour of the BJP, nine in favour of the Congress, eight in favour of the AAP and only one in favour of Independent candidates.
Malfunction EVM malfunction was reported from polling booths in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Goa.
Constituency | Sitting MP |
Assam | |
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Dhubri | Badruddin Ajmal, AIUDF |
Kokrajhar | Naba Kumar Sarania, IND |
Barpeta | Sirajuddin Ajmal, AIUDF |
Gauhati | Bijoya Chakravarty, BJP |
Bihar | |
Jhanjharpur | Birendra Kumar Choudhary, BJP |
Supaul | Ranjeet Ranjan, Congress |
Araria | Sarfaraz Alam, RJD |
Madhepura | Pappu Yadav, RJD |
Khagaria | Mehboob Ali Kaiser, LJP |
Chhattisgarh | |
Surguja | Kamalbhan Singh Marabi, BJP |
Raigarh | Vishnu Deo Sai, BJP |
Janjgir-Champa | Kamla Patle, BJP |
Korba | Banshilal Mahto, BJP |
Bilaspur | Lakhan Lal Sahu, BJP |
Durg | Tamradhwaj Sahu, Congress |
Raipur | Ramesh Bais, BJP |
Goa | |
North Goa | Shripad Yesso Naik, Bharatiya Janata Party |
South Goa | Narendra Keshav Sawaikar, BJP |
Gujarat | |
Kachchh | Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda, BJP |
Banaskantha | Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, BJP |
Patan | Liladharbhai Vaghela, BJP |
Mahesana | Jayshreeben Kanubha Patel, BJP |
Sabarkantha | Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, BJP |
Gandhinagar | LK Advani, BJP |
Ahmedabad East | Paresh Rawal, BJP |
Ahmedabad West | Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, BJP |
Surendranagar | Devjibhai Govindbhai Fatepara, BJP |
Rajkot | Mohanbhai Kundariya, BJP |
Porbandar | Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya, BJP |
Jamnagar | Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, BJP |
Junagadh | Chudasama Rajeshbhai Naranbhai, BJP |
Amreli | Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, BJP |
Bhavnagar | Dr Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shiyal, BJP |
Anand | Dilip M Patel, BJP |
Kheda | Devusinh Chauhan, BJP |
Panchmahal | Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan, BJP |
Dahod | Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, BJP |
Vadodara | Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt , BJP (won bypoll) |
Chhota Udaipur | Ramsinh Rathwa, BJP |
Bharuch | Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, BJP |
Bardoli | Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, BJP |
Surat | Darshana Vikram Jardosh, BJP |
Navsari | CR Patil, BJP |
Valsad | KC Patel, BJP |
Jammu and Kashmir | |
Anantnag | Vacant |
Karnataka | |
Chikkodi | Prakash Hukkeri, Congress |
Belgaum | Angadi Suresh Channabasappa, BJP |
Bagalkot | Gaddigoudar Parvatagouda Chandanagouda, BJP |
Bijapur | Ramesh Jigajinagi, BJP |
Gulbarga | Mallikarjun Kharge, Congressha |
Raichur | BV Nayak, Congress |
Bidar | Bhagwanth Kuba, BJP |
Koppal | Karadi Sanganna Amarappa, BJP |
Bellary | B. Sreeramulu, BJP |
Haveri | Udasi Shivakumar Channabasappai, BJP |
Dharwad | Pralhad Joshi, BJP |
Uttara Kannada | Ananthkumar Hegde, BJP |
Davanagere | |
Shimoga | BS Yeddyurappa, BJP |
Constituency | Sitting MP |
Kerala | |
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Kasaragod | P Karunakaran, CPI(M) |
Kannur | PK Srieemathi, CPI(M) |
Vadakara | Mullappally Ramachandran, INC |
Wayanad | |
Kozhikode | Vacant after sitting MP MI Shavas of Congress died in 2016 |
Malappuram | E. Ahamed, IUML |
Ponnani | ET Mohammed Basheer, IUML |
Palakkad | MB Rajesh, CPI(M) |
Alathur | P.K.Biju, CPI(M) |
Thrissur | C. N. Jayadevan, CPI |
Chalakudy | Innocent, Independent |
Ernakulam | KV Thomas, Congress |
Idukki | dv. Joice George, Independent |
Kottayam | Jose K. Mani, Kerala Congress (M) |
Alappuzha | KC Venugopal, Congress |
Mavelikkara | Kodikunnil Suresh, Congress |
Pathanamthitta | Anto Antony, Congress |
Kollam | NK Premachandran, RSP |
Attingal | A Sampath, CPI(M) |
Thiruvananthapuram | Shashi Tharoor, Congress |
Maharashtra | |
Jalgaon | A.T. Nana Patil, BJP |
Raver | Khadase Raksha Nikhil, BJP |
Jalna | Danve Raosaheb Dadarao, BJP |
Aurangabad | Sushil Kumar Singh, BJP |
Raigad | Anant Geete, Shiv Sena |
Pune | Anil Shirole, BJP |
Baramati | Supriya Sule, NCP |
Ahmednagar | Gandhi Dilipkumar Mansukhlal, BJP |
Madha | ohite Patil Vijaysinh Shankarrao, Nationalist Congress Party |
Sangli | Sanjaykaka Patil, BJP |
Satara | Udayanraje Pratapsinha Bhonsale, NCP |
Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg | Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Shiv Sena |
Kolhapur | Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik, NCP |
Hatkanangle | Raju Shetty, Swabhimani Paksha |
Odisha | |
Sambalpur | Nagendra Kumar Pradhan, BJD |
Keonjhar | Sakuntala Laguri, BJD |
Dhenkanal | Tathagata Satpathy, BJD |
Cuttack | Bhartuhari Mahatab, BJD |
Puri | Pinaki Misra, BJD |
Bhubaneswar | Prasanna Kumar Patasani, BJD |
Uttar Pradesh | |
Moradabad | Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar, BJP |
Rampur | Nepal Singh, BJP |
Sambhal | Satyapal Singh, BJP |
Firozabad | Akshay Yadav, SP |
Mainpuri | Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, SP |
Etah | Rajveer Singh, BJP |
Badaun | Dharmendra Yadav, SP |
Aonla | Dharmendra Kumar, BJP |
Bareilly | Santosh Kumar Gangwar, BJP |
Pilibhit | Maneka Gandhi, BJP |
West Bengal | |
Balurghat | Arpita Ghosh, Trinamool Congress |
Maldaha Uttar | Mausam Noor, Congress |
Maldaha Dakshin | Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury, Congress |
Jangipur | Abhijit Mukherjee, Congress |
Murshidabad | Badaruddoza Khan, CPI(M) |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel, BJP |
Daman and Diu | |
Daman and Diu | Lalubhai Patel, BJP |
Tripura | |
East Tripura | Jitendra Choudhury, CPI(M) |
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17-year-old boy apprehended in Delhi for stalking girls on Instagram.

A 17-year-old boy has been apprehended by the Delhi Police for allegedly stalking a number of minor girls on Instagram and threatening to publish their private photos.
According to the police, a father filed a complaint after becoming concerned that his 14-year-old daughter’s Instagram photos might have been shared with others.
According to the police, both the father and the daughter were counseled. The girl had shared her private photos and videos with a friend on instagram, and now the friend is pressurizing her to have more inappropriate conversations and send more of her private photos, the police said.
A case was filed based on the statement made by the minor girl.
Source: IndianExpress
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Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann inaugurates 400 Mohalla Clinic in Amritsar

Image: Bhagwant Mann (Twitter)
Friday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated 400 Mohalla Clinics in Amritsar’s Putlighar.
Amritsar now has 400 mohalla clinics, bringing the total in the state to 500.
As a chief guest at the inauguration, Delhi CM Kejriwal expressed his happiness and noted that Punjab’s clinics were constructed in ten months rather than the five years it took to construct them in Delhi. He added that a lot of districts and villages will get new clinics.
“I am very happy and thankful for the citizens for believing in us. My little brother, Mann, has fulfilled another guarantee,” he said.
Kejriwal said, “Being a full state, Punjab suffers no interference from the central government unlike Delhi,” in an attack on the central government. Every village will receive more of these clinics in the coming years.”
Source: ANI
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Another Hit & Run Case: Car dragged scooty rider for 300 meters, one died

Once again a case of hit, run, and drag has come to the fore in Delhi. One person died in this accident while the other is still admitted to the hospital. Delhi Police has arrested a total of 5 accused including the driver by registering a case under the section of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CCTV footage of this incident has also come to the fore.
On the intervening night of Thursday-Friday, at around 3 pm, two PCR vans of Keshavpuram police station were patrolling the area. Only then the police personnel riding in it saw that a Tata Zest car hit an Activa scooty at Prerna Chowk in Kanhaiya Nagar area. Two youths were sitting on this scooty. One of the young men jumped in the air and fell on the roof of the car. At the same time, another young man jumped and got stuck between the windscreen and the bonnet of the car, while the scooty got stuck in the bumper below.
After this accident, instead of stopping the car, the accused fled from the spot, but the policemen posted in PCR caught all the 5 people in the car after chasing them for about 350 meters. During this, the policemen called the control room and informed them about the accident. The team that reached the spot took both the injured to the hospital, where one was declared brought dead by the doctors. The condition of the other youth remains critical.
Source: Aajtak
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