There are rumours circulating that during a recent event in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, there were only ninety voters present at a booth; yet, 171 votes were cast through electronic voting machines, and five Election Commission officers were suspended. The current “general elections 2024” are mentioned in connection with the news.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @ygauravyadav tweeted “There were only 90 voters at a booth in Dima Hasao district of Assam, but 171 votes were cast in EVM, 5 officers of Election Commission suspended There is nothing wrong with EVM The fault lies in the intentions of the Election Commission #LokSabhaElection2024 #EVM_हटाओ_लोकतंत्र_बचाओ” on May 3, 2024.
असम के दीमा हसाओ जिले में एक बूथ पर थे सिर्फ 90 मतदाता, लेकिन EVM में वोट पड़े 171, चुनाव आयोग के 5 अफसर सस्पेंड
— Gaurav Yadav (@ygauravyadav) May 3, 2024
EVM में कोई गड़बड़ी नहीं है
गड़बड़ी चुनाव आयोग की नियत में है #LokSabhaElection2024 #EVM_हटाओ_लोकतंत्र_बचाओ pic.twitter.com/StdalTsNMx
Several other accounts, including @SirKazam, @rockysinghoo, @Dr_MonikaSingh_ made the same claim that in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, there were only 90 voters at a booth, but 171 votes were cast in EVM, and 5 officers of the Election Commission were suspended. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
This is an old occurrence from the 2021 Assam assembly elections, where only 90 registered voters were there at a booth in the Dima Hasao district, but 181 votes were cast there. Five officials at least received suspensions. It is not related to the general elections that are being held in 2024. We visited NDTV ELECTIONS, which published an article on this incident on April 6, 2021 with the headline “90 Voters, 181 Votes In Assam Polling Booth. 6 Officials Suspended”. Six polling officials have been suspended in Assam after the Election Commission found that 181 votes had been cast at a booth in Dima Hasao district that had only 90 registered voters. Further, for more clarification, we also went to Hindustan Times, which posted about this on April 6, 2021 with the heading “181 votes cast in polling station with 90 voters; 5 officials suspended”. The incident happened at a polling station at Khothlir LP School in the Dima Hasao district’s Halflong seat, which held its second phase of voting on April 1. According to officials, this particular polling station — an auxiliary one in addition to the main polling station — was set up for the first time.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: News is being circulated claiming that in a recent event, there were only 90 voters at a booth in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, but 171 votes were cast in EVM, and 5 officers of the Election Commission were suspended. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/emTjWu4f1e
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old news and connecting with the ongoing general elections in 2024 to set their narrative for political gains. News is being circulated claiming that in a recent event, there were only 90 voters at a booth in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, but 171 votes were cast in EVM, and 5 officers of the Election Commission were suspended. The news is being linked to the ongoing “general elections 2024”. This is an old occurrence from the Assam assembly elections 2021, in which 181 votes were cast at a booth in Dima Hasao district with just 90 registered voters. At least five officials were suspended. Nothing to do with the current general election in 2024.
Conclusion:
Claim : According to reports, in a recent event, only 90 voters were present at a booth in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, but 171 votes were cast by EVM, and five Election Commission officers were dismissed. The story is being linked to the ongoing “general elections 2024”.
Fact : This is an old incident from the Assam assembly elections 2021, in which 181 votes were cast at a booth in Dima Hasao district that had only 90 registered voters. At least five Officials were suspended. Nothing to do with the ongoing general elections in 2024.
