There are rumours circulating that Tripura’s EVM issue caused the voter turnout to be exceeded more than 100%.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @newsSChaudhry made the claim that 100 people lives in a village in Tripura but 110 people voted due to EVM malfunctioning. The user added “According to the reporter, information is coming out that there has been 110% polling in Tripura. Suppose there are 100 people living in a village and 110 people voted, Like the Kerala mock drill, this news should be taken into account and investigated #BanEVMSaveIndia” on April 24, 2024. The tweet has received an about 24.2k views on X.
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— Sandeep Chaudhary commentary (@newsSChaudhry) April 24, 2024
रिपोर्टर के मुताबिक त्रिपुरा में 110% पोलिंग होने की जानकारी सामने आ रही है
मान लीजिये कि एक गांव में 100 लोग रहते हैं और वोट 110 लोगों ने की,
केरल मोक ड्रिल की तरह इस खबर को संज्ञान में लेकर जांच करनी चाहिए #BanEVMSaveIndia pic.twitter.com/XsCgNdPkxJ
Several other accounts, including @virjust18, @Murti_Nain, @Amitjanhit made the same claim that the voter turnout exceeded 100% in Tripura due to EVM malfunctioning. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The CEO of Tripura and Collector West Tripura both assert that this information is wholly untrue and deceptive. There were several polling stations in the West Tripura Parliamentary constituency where a significant amount of election officials voted under Election Duty Certificate (EDC), resulting in a polling percentage of more than 100%. Election officials are permitted by the EDC to cast votes at any polling station within their parliamentary constituency. The high percentage results from certain votes being submitted, as is normal, using the election duty certificate issued by the on-duty polling staff. There are no issues with the EVM.
@DMWest_Tripura tweeted “High percentage is because of fact some votes are casted using election duty certificate by the polling staff on duty which is a normal procedure and EVM has no malfunctioning. @ceotripura @Tripura_Police” on April 24, 2024.
High percentage is because of fact some votes are casted using election duty certificate by the polling staff on duty which is a normal procedure and EVM has no malfunctioning.@ceotripura @Tripura_Police pic.twitter.com/yFIkz03pR1
— DM & Collector, West Tripura (@DMWest_Tripura) April 24, 2024
@ceotripura tweeted “This information is completely false and misleading. 1-Within the West Tripura Parliamentary constituency, there have been some polling stations where a large number of election officials voted under EDC (Election Duty Certificate) in those centers due to which the polling percentage was more than 100%.” on April 24, 2024.
यह जानकारी पूरी तरह से गलत और भ्रामक है। 1-पश्चिम त्रिपुरा संसदीय क्षेत्र के भीतर, कुछ मतदान केंद्र ऐसे रहे हैं जहां बड़ी संख्या में चुनाव अधिकारियों ने EDC (Election Duty Certificate) के तहत उन केंद्रों में मतदान किया जिसके कारण मतदान प्रतिशत 100% से अधिक आया। pic.twitter.com/4VT645J35V
— CEO, Tripura (@ceotripura) April 24, 2024
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 24, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: News is being circulated claiming that voter turnout exceeded 100% in Tripura due to EVM malfunctioning. The fact is that according to the CEO of Tripura and Collector West Tripura, this information is completely false and misleading. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/BMJqpScb22
Intent:
Political influencers are circulating false claims about the voter turnout exceeding 100% in Tripura to set their political narrative to influence the general elections and to target the ECI. News is being circulated claiming that voter turnout exceeded 100% in Tripura due to EVM malfunctioning. In actuality, this information is wholly untrue and deceptive, according to Collector West Tripura and CEO of Tripura. A higher than average percentage of voters cast votes in the West Tripura Parliamentary constituency at certain polling stations because a significant number of election officials cast votes there under an Election Duty Certificate (EDC). Election officials may cast their votes at any polling station within their parliamentary constituency due to the EDC. he reason for the high percentage is that some votes are frequently cast by poll workers who are on duty using the election duty certificates. No malfunctions exist with the EVM.
Conclusion:
Claim : Reportedly, an EVM problem in Tripura caused voting turnout to exceed 100%.
Fact : The fact is that according to the CEO of Tripura and Collector West Tripura, this information is completely false and misleading. Within the West Tripura Parliamentary constituency, there have been some polling stations where a large number of election officials voted under EDC (Election Duty Certificate) in those centers, due to which the polling percentage was more than 100%. The EDC allows election officials to vote at any polling station in their parliamentary constituency. The high percentage is because some votes are cast using the election duty certificate by the polling staff on duty, which is a normal procedure. The EVM has no malfunctioning.
