PoliticsMayawati Questions Election Commission on EVM Trust, Demands Ballot Paper Voting
Mayawati, BSP national president, raised concerns about transparency and voter trust in India's election process. She demanded voting be done via ballot paper instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and called for restarting the SIR process. In a September 28, 2026 press release, she emphasized that democracy requires voters to trust their votes are correctly recorded and counted, citing constitutional and legal provisions for free and fair elections.
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