In a significant development, the Uttarakhand High Court today ordered the seizure of all the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the state Assembly election, as requested by a Congress leader through his petition alleging tampering of the machines. The EVMs used in the February election should be taken into judicial custody, the court ordered, seeking a response from the Election Commission, the state Election Commission, and the BJP's Vikasnagar MLA MS Chauhan within six weeks. The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the judicial magistrate of Vikasnagar in Dehradun district to seize the EVMs. A number of political parties, including the Congress, have alleged the tampering of the EVMs in the recent elections, and have petitioned the Election Commission about it. ALSO READ:EVM wave, not Modi wave: AAP on losing MCD electionMCD election results: Why electronic voting machines are the biggest losers in AAP vs BJP battle

Source: India Today April 27, 2017 08:45 UTC