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Elections for the first phase of Lok Sabha were held on 19 April. In the first phase, votes were cast in 102 constituencies from 21 states. One of these was Tripura West Constituency, the news came that more than 100 percent voting was recorded here. This news spread quickly on social media and within no time people started making a lot of speculations related to electoral irregularities including EVM.
- Some verified and unverified X users called it the ‘EVM miracle’. At the same time, he raised some questions on this whole issue and asked, ‘What is happening in the country?’
- We investigated this whole issue to know the truth behind 100 percent voting in West Tripura Constituency. Let us consider this whole investigation in succession.
How and where did the issue of more than 100 percent voting arise?
72 hours after voting in Tripura West Constituency on April 19, the state’s main opposition party CPM wrote a letter to the Election Commission. In the letter, an objection was submitted to the Election Commission that more than 100 percent voting was recorded in some polling booths in Constituency 1-Tripura West. There was also a demand to be re-elected.
CPM Tripura Secretary Jitendra Chaudhary had written a letter in this regard to the Election Commission on April 22. This letter was also posted by CPM on its official Facebook page which you can see below.
After the letter regarding CPM’s opposition came to light, many media outlets published this news prominently. View screenshot…
Now read what went viral on social media?
After the issue of more than 100 percent voting came to light in Tripura West, many verified and unverified users on social media, especially X, started reacting to this whole incident .
Journalist Dayashankar Mishra Sharing the Indian Express article on Twitter, he tweeted – More than 100 percent voting in Tripura! What is happening in the country?
See tweet:
By the time this news was written, 2100 people had liked Dayashankar’s tweet. At the same time, 1100 people had retweeted it. 20 thousand people follow Dayashankar Mishra on X.
A second tweet was received during the investigation Sheikh Javed Found by a genuine user named. It was written in it – Exclusive news! Maiya’s EVM Miracle! 110% voting took place in Tripura! How is this possible?
See the screenshot:
Sheikh Javed’s tweet was liked by more than 3 thousand people, while it was retweeted 1500 times.
There itself, MB Bharti Expressing his anger at the Election Commission on this whole issue, a named user
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What truth came out in our investigation?
While investigating the matter, we found a tweet from the Chief Electoral Officer of Tripura. It was written in this tweet – This information is completely incorrect and misleading. 1-Within the West Tripura parliamentary constituency, there have been some polling stations where there are a large number of polling officers EDC (Election Duty Certificate) Voting took place in those centers where the voting percentage was more than 100%.
His next tweet reads – Please note that EDC allows election officers to vote at any polling station in their parliamentary constituency.
See tweet:
This tweet was accompanied by a press release explaining the complete mathematics of more than 100% voting in some polling booths. Which is like this –
Polling Station – Ward No. 44 of 10 Majlispur Assembly, 1-West Tripura
| the total number of voters | 545 |
| votes were cast |
498 |
|
voting percentage |
91.37 |
| Ballots cast under an Election Duty Certificate (EDC) | 68 |
|
EDC percentage |
12.48 |
|
So the percentage of total voters + the percentage of votes cast as EDC |
103.85 |
Polling Station – Ward No. 44 of 5 Kayerpur Assembly, 1-West Tripura
| the total number of voters |
1290 |
| votes were cast |
1053 |
|
voting percentage |
81.62 |
| Ballots cast under an Election Duty Certificate (EDC) | 7 |
|
EDC percentage |
0.54 |
|
So the percentage of total voters + the percentage of votes cast as EDC |
82.17 |
Polling Station – Ward No. 25 of 5 Kayerpur Assembly, 1-West Tripura
| the total number of voters |
840 |
| votes were cast |
734 |
|
voting percentage |
87.38 |
| Ballots cast under an Election Duty Certificate (EDC) |
5 |
|
EDC percentage |
0.59 |
|
So the percentage of total voters + the percentage of votes cast as EDC |
87.97 |
Polling Station – Ward No. 38 of 2 Mohanpur Assembly, 1-West Tripura
| the total number of voters |
452 |
| votes were cast |
429 |
|
voting percentage |
94.91 |
| Ballots cast under an Election Duty Certificate (EDC) |
63 |
|
EDC percentage |
13.93 |
|
So the percentage of total voters + the percentage of votes cast as EDC |
108.84 |
- It is clear that the claim of more than 100 percent voting in Tripura West Constituency is a glitch in the electoral process including EVM is completely wrong and misleading.
- In some polling booths, where the turnout appeared to have increased, this was due to votes cast under the Election Duty Certificate (EDC) process.
What is the difference between a Certificate of Election Duty and a Postal Ballot?
A Certificate of Election Duty is issued to those election workers who serve in a polling booth in their own parliamentary/assembly constituency. Such employees can cast their vote from the polling station where they are posted. On the other hand, under postal voting, such polling personnel who are posted somewhere other than their parliamentary constituency/assembly constituency can vote.
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