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'Losing trustworthiness': Karnataka gears up to scrap EVMs for local body polls, recommends using ballot papers

DNA Thursday, 4 September 2025 ()
The Congress government in Karnataka has recommended to the State Election Commission (SEC) the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for all future local body elections, stating that the EVMs are "losing trustworthiness".
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