A Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament on Tuesday in the Rajya Sabha raised doubts over the use of electronic voting machines (EVM) in the recently concluded Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, adding that the Opposition must come together to boycott EVMs and demand a return to the paper ballot system.
Vishambar Prasad Nishad said that SP leader Akhilesh Yadav had secured the majority votes among postal ballots in 304 Assembly seats. He made the remarks while participating in a discussion on the working of the Tribal Affairs Ministry.
Mr. Nishad demanded that there should be a census for Scheduled Tribes. He said the ‘Eklavya model’ schools meant for tribal students were mostly located in areas that had a majority population belonging to the general category.
