EVM Data Mismatch: 5,54,598 Votes 'Discarded' across 362 Lok Sabha Seats
Exclusive: In several Lok Sabha constituencies, there is a mismatch between EVM polled polled and counted.
By: HIMANSHI DAHIYA
5,54,598 votes polled by the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in 362 constituencies across states were trashed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) as results for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were declared on Tuesday, 4 June.
Additionally, the ECI also registered a surplus of 35,093 EVM votes in 176 constituencies.
An investigation by The Quint into two sets of data released by the poll body — first on voter turnout or the absolute number of votes polled on the EVMs and the second on the number of EVM votes counted in each constituency on the result day — has found discrepancies in 538 out of 542 Lok Sabha constituencies.
This means that in these constituencies, the number of votes polled on the EVMs did not match the number of EVM votes which were counted on the result day. (This comparison does not include postal ballots, since the turnout data only considers EVM votes polled.)
In at least 267 constituencies, this difference was more than 500 votes.
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