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Mayawati alleges EVM tampering aided Chandrashekhar Azad’s Nagina victory
Mayawati is the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party.
She alleged that the BJP interfered with electronic voting machines in the 2024 Nagina election.
She said this helped Chandrashekhar Azad win the seat.
Azad defeated BJP candidate Om Kumar by 1.51 lakh votes.
Mayawati said voters must trust that their votes are recorded and counted correctly.
She asked for elections to use paper ballots.
She also said every VVPAT slip should be matched with the electronic vote.
She said protecting confidence in elections is the Election Commission’s responsibility.
Mayawati alleged that the BJP tampered with EVMs to help Chandrashekhar Azad win Nagina in 2024.
Azad defeated BJP candidate Om Kumar by 1.51 lakh votes.
BSP candidate Sunrendra Pal Singh finished fourth in the Nagina contest.
Mayawati demanded that elections be conducted using ballot papers instead of EVMs.
She also called for all VVPAT slips to be matched with EVM votes.
- Who
- BSP chief Mayawati made the allegation involving the BJP and Chandrashekhar Azad.
- What
- Mayawati alleged EVM tampering in the 2024 Nagina Lok Sabha election and demanded a return to ballot papers.
- Where
- The allegation concerned the Nagina Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- She made the statement on Monday, ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Why
- Mayawati said voters must be confident that their votes are securely recorded and correctly counted.
Key facts
- Allegation
- Mayawati alleged that the BJP tampered with EVMs to assist Chandrashekhar Azad.
- Election
- 2024 Nagina Lok Sabha election
- Winning candidate
- Chandrashekhar Azad
- Victory margin
- 1.51 lakh votes over BJP candidate Om Kumar
- BSP result
- Sunrendra Pal Singh finished fourth.
- Mayawati’s demand
- Conduct elections using ballot papers.
- VVPAT proposal
- Match all VVPAT slips with votes recorded in EVMs.
Quotes
Mayawati
BSP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister
“When the Congress government was in power at the Centre, the BJP strongly opposed EVMs, saying that the electronic chip installed in an EVM could easily be hacked.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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