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SC reserves verdict on EVM-VVPAT verification

24 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court of India reserved its decision on a petition regarding the verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) on Wednesday, April 24, reiterating its stance that it lacks authority over the conduct of elections, a domain governed by another constitutional body. This...

90 Newly Elected Madhya Pradesh MLAs Face Criminal Allegations, ADR Finds

06 Dec 2023

In the aftermath of the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released disturbing data showing that ninety-nine out of the 230 newly elected MLAs, or nearly 39 percent of them, are still facing criminal charges. The ADR, a non-profit organization disclosing vital candidate information, outlined in...

67% of councilors elected to MCD are crorepatis: ADR Report

08 Dec 2022

According to an Association for Democratic Reforms report, at least 67% of the 250 newly elected councilors in the MCD are crorepatis.It stated that 51% of the 266 council members examined in 2017—when 270 wards of the three municipal corporations at the time went to the polls—were crorepatis. The Municipal...