Electoral scene

99% Parliamentary Constituency के votes polled और counted data में mismatch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSJ9jpHRjuU  2024 LS Elections  Jun 11, 2024 
The 2024 #loksabhaelection2024 data shows discrepancies in almost all PCs. A close data crunching of 543 #parliamentary Constituencies based on the official data released by EC, the #evm votes polled and EVM votes counted data shows that except for a few PCs like #daman & #diu #lakshadweep and Attingal in #kerala in the rest of the PCs, the EVM votes counted are either in deficit or in surplus.

In around 140+ PCs EVM votes counted is in surplus ranging from 2 votes to 3811 votes. While in the other PCs EVM votes counted is in deficit, the highest is -16791.

https://thewire.in/government/in-140-ls-seats-more-evm-votes-were-counted-than-evm-votes-polled-whats-going-on

In 140+ LS Seats, More EVM Votes Were Counted Than EVM Votes Polled. What's Going On?
Poonam Agarwal
Poonam Agarwal  in a petition on the 2019 elections, the Election Commission (EC) had rejected all claims of discrepancies found in multiple parliamentary constituencies (PCs) during the 2019 elections, saying the petitioners and the media had considered data on the approximate number of votes polled published on the Election Commission’s App, and that was why their data did not match with the actual number of votes counted.

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections data shows discrepancies in almost all PCs. A close look at EC data from 543 PCs shows that except for a few PCs like Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Attingal in Kerala, the number of EVM votes counted differs from that of EVM votes polled.

In spite of this, the BJP lost the very constituency in which the temple is situated. A ground report by my colleague Supriya Sharma found that in Faizabad, many Dalit votes were not based on the Ram temple but on more mundane issues: caste-based reservations and the stray cows that had proliferated because of the laws banning beef. Even though many had voted BJP in the past, the decision was based on another bread-and-butter issue: free rations

https://scroll.in/article/1068814/modis-campaign-was-the-most-hate-filled-in-indias-history-why-did-it-fail 

 A pre-poll survey by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies-Lokniti thinktank found that only 8% of voters listed the new temple in Ayodhya as their primary issue. What were the top two concerns? Unemployment and inflation. In fact, almost half the respondents listed these as their primary concerns.

by Shoaib Daniyal

06/06/2024

Results show how fortunes of the two main alliances, one BJP-led and the other Congress-led, changed as phases went along. https://thewire.in/politics/charting-the-election-2024-how-nda-and-india-performed-over-7-phases 

The seven-phase election has been among the longest and the hottest election this country has seen. It has also been a matter of controversy.

Across phases, the fortunes of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and that of the main opposition, Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) twisted and turned. NDA took a comprehensive hit in the first and the last phase. INDIA did worse than NDA in four phases. In one phase, the fifth, there was a tie between the two alliances.

by Pavan Korada

10/06/2024

https://thewire.in/politics/maharashtra-modi-shah-anti-incumbency-politics 

Whatever the nature of the perception games being played by various parties, some truths cannot be wished away in the 2024 elections. There is massive anti-incumbency in many states, purely on account of livelihood issues, unemployment and inflation. In some states, the anti-incumbency is much more widespread than in others. For instance in Maharashtra, the second largest state after UP , with 48 seats, Modi and BJP face the most intense anti-incumbency. Maharashtra could well prove to be the biggest swing state favouring the opposition alliance.

As one travelled through Sholapur, Aurangabad and Nashik districts the sheer anger on the streets was palpable. The largest onion mandi in Asia, Lasalgaon in Nashik district, has a large ecosystem of farmers, traders and other allied economic agents. They are greatly upset that the Centre banned onion exports six months ago and onion prices crashed over 75%, affecting their lives and livelihood.

The BJP seems caught in a perfect storm in Maharashtra even as a general resentment is building up among Maharashtrians over the way the Centre has splintered the politics of the state. There is widespread sympathy for Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. There is also an underlying resentment over the way economic projects and employment have shifted from Maharashtra to Gujarat.

by M.K. Venu

27/05/2024