Claim: Update : The same video has been widely circulated, claiming that it shows a vehicle with polled EVMs caught in Varanasi during the 2024 General elections. However, as debunked in the article, the video is from 2022, during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The CEO of Uttar Pradesh and the Varanasi DM have clarified that the EVMs being taken in the vehicle were for training purposes.
Fact-check: The 'Training/Awareness EVM' sticker can be seen on the EVMs caught in Varanasi - FACTLY
Verdict: the 'training/awareness evm' sticker can be seen on the evms caught in varanasi. also, the ceo office  and varanasi dm have given a clarification saying that the evms being taken in the vehicle were for training purposes. however, multiple people have questioned why no information was given to the candidates regarding the movement of evms as per the guidelines and why such training was scheduled just 36 hours before the counting.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akhil Reddy
Date published: 2024-05-16T06:13:00