Gujarat assembly elections LIVE updates: Over 70 per cent voting in the first phase
Although there were reports of technical glitches in EVMs in Surat and some other centres, the polling process resumed after the machines were replaced, officials of the Election Commission said
A picture of Rajkot EVM malfunction where BJP symbol light up when Congress vote button pressed
EVMs & VVPATs being sealed after first phase of polling ends
Few voters in polling booth 4 said their votes are going to some other candidate
Over 70% voting in Gujarat first phase, many still to vote
Over 70 per cent voting was registered in Gujarat at close of polling at 5 p.m. in the first phase, though there were still long queues lined up to vote at most polling stations, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Gujarat, B.B. Swain said on Saturday
According to the Election Commission, around 60% voter turnout recorded till 4 pm. The final figures will come by 7 pm.
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Rs 50 crore in old currency notes seized in Bharuch district
Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala casted his vote in Rajkot
At 3 p.m., the voting percentage was around 50 per cent. The poll percentage at 2 p.m. was: in Valsad-48, Kaprada-42, Tankara-54, Morbi-49, Botad-45, Gadhda-39, Umargaon-45, Vankaner-53, Jamnagar overall-40, Jam Jodhpur-40, Surat-44, Dang-25-30, Porbandar-38 to 44, Jamnagar- 36 to 40, Surendranagar- 50 to 55. Navsari too registered more than 50 per cent voting.
During the first phase of voting 1.90% of VVPATs replaced out of 24,689 units deployed
The bluetooth of a mobile phone showing available device named 'ECO 105'
Congress leader complains of EVM 'tampering' via bluetooth, EC orders probe
Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia complained of possible EVM tampering at three polling booths in a Muslim-dominated area of Porbandar claiming that some machines were found to be connecting to external devices via bluetooth.
The Election Commission said that based on the Congress leader's complaint, an inquiry had been initiated.
"We detected that the EVMs at three polling booths at Memanwada, a Muslim-dominated area, are connected to external devices through bluetooth. When the bluetooth of a mobile phone is turned on, a device named 'ECO 105' is shown as available," Modhwadia, the Congress candidate from Porbandar, said.
This clearly means that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be tampered with using the device via bluetooth, he alleged.
"The chips fitted in the EVMs appear to be programmable using bluetooth, and this raises the possibility of tampering.
The voting system should be immune to such connectivity to external devices," he said.
Modhwadia said he had registered a complaint with the district election officer. The election officer visited the booth and saw the display, he added.
Around 35.52% voter turnout recorded till 2 pm in first phase of Gujarat election 2017
If EVMs are indeed showing bluetooth signals, then they are capable of remote manipulation, which will put all elections in question
Polling is going on peacefully: Harshad Patel, Bhavnagar District Collector
Around 31 per cent voter turnout was recorded till noon during polling on 89 seats of Saurashtra and South Gujarat regions in the first phase of the crucial Gujarat assembly polls
The Collector said 70 EVMs had issues,29 fixed.EC told NDTV EVMS in 7 BOOTHS had issues,being fixed
21.09% voting till 12 pm in the first phase of Gujarat polls
Rs 100 per vote is the going rate in 'developed' Gujarat
Voters after casting their votes in Porbandar
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A group of Patidars protest as BJP's Reshma Patel arrives to cast her vote
EVMs are getting connected with Bluetooth, says Congress candidate Arjun Modhvadia, reports The Hindu
EVM glitches reported in Rajkot, Rajpipla, Bhavnagar, Palitana, Porbandar
The Congress candidate is at number 2 position and the 'Vote button' at no 2 position is not functioning
Two BJP workers caught allegedly distributing envelopes with cash in Bharuch
Gujarat polls: 11% voter turnout in first two hours
After the polling process began at 8 am, people could be seen stepping out of their homes despite cold weather and queuing up to exercise their franchise at the polling stations
According to officials, around 11 per cent voting has been recorded in the first two hours
Although there were reports of technical glitches in EVMs in Surat and some other centres, the polling process resumed after the machines were replaced, officials of the Election Commission said
In the first two hours, several important leaders and candidates cast their votes, including Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, his opponent on Rajkot-West seat Indranil Rajyaguru, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani and Congress MLA of Amreli seat Paresh Dhanan, among others
Cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara also cast his vote in Rajkot
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