2018 panchayat poll EVMs found binned in Anand

In a startling revelation, two Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) from the 2018 Gram elections were Panchayat found discarded in a garbage heap near the Bhobhafali vegetable market in Borsad, Anand. The incident highlighted significant negligence on the part of the election department.

The two EVM units were promptly recovered by the local administration. Following the discovery, the municipality, with police assistance, initiated operations to investigate the situation. The standard procedure mandates that EVMs be sealed and securely stored after elections, raising questions about how these machines ended up in the garbage.