Ranchi: Party workers, scribes complain of EVM tampering; get beaten up by police
10 years, 11 months ago

Ranchi: Party workers, scribes complain of EVM tampering; get beaten up by police

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Politicians and journalists were beaten up by Ranchi police after Lok Sabha poll candidates and their supporters complained of tampering with Electronic Voting Machines. Ranchi: Politicians and journalists were beaten up by Ranchi police after Lok Sabha poll candidates and their supporters complained of tampering with Electronic Voting Machines. BJP candidate Ram Tahal Chaudhary, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha -Prajatantrik candidate Amitabh Chaudhary and TMC candidate Bandhu Tirkey reached the spot with party supporters. The candidates and party supporters made hue and cry over the alleged tampering of the EVMs.

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Courts ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable, tampering allegations baseless, says CEC Rajiv Kumar
2 months, 1 week ago

Courts ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable, tampering allegations baseless, says CEC Rajiv Kumar

The Hindu  

Courts have ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable and allegations of tampering are totally baseless, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday, rejecting claims by opposition parties about the voting machines being compromised. Delhi Assembly poll schedule LIVE updates "EVMs are commissioned only seven to eight days before polling day and candidates are kept informed through …

Maharashtra polls: 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc's EVM concerns
Trending News
3 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc's EVM concerns

India TV News  

Amid INDIA bloc's concerns over EVM tampering in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, Maharashtra's Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Kulkarni said in all 1,440 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails were verified during the last month's state assembly polls with their results matching perfectly with Electronic Voting Machine counts. 659 cases of Model Code violation reported Speaking to PTI, Kulkarni …

INDIA Bloc To Challenge Maharashtra Verdict In Supreme Court Over 'EVM Tampering' In Assembly Polls
3 months, 1 week ago

INDIA Bloc To Challenge Maharashtra Verdict In Supreme Court Over 'EVM Tampering' In Assembly Polls

ABP News  

The opposition INDIA bloc in Maharashtra plans to move the Supreme Court over alleged tampering of electronic voting machines in the recent assembly elections. As per the report by news agency PTI, the moves followed after a meeting with NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, and noted lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi. Sharad Pawar Alleges Discrepancies In …

No EVM-VVPAT mismatch found, says Maharashtra’s Chief Election Officer amid Opposition’s allegations
Top News
3 months, 1 week ago

No EVM-VVPAT mismatch found, says Maharashtra’s Chief Election Officer amid Opposition’s allegations

Live Mint  

Amid opposition battling for 100 per cent counting of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips and allegations about a vote mismatch in the recently held Maharashtra Assembly election, state Chief Election Officer on Tuesday said that there was no mis-match found in any of the VVPAT slips matching with their concerned EVM numbers. “In all 288 assembly constituencies, a total …

Not in my constituency: Samajwadi MLA on EVM tampering in Maharashtra polls
3 months, 1 week ago

Not in my constituency: Samajwadi MLA on EVM tampering in Maharashtra polls

India Today  

Days after securing a win in the Bhiwandi East seat, Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh dismissed the allegations of EVM tampering, saying that it didn't occur in his constituency. Despite the opposition’s concerns over rising voting percentages and the election's polarised nature, Shaikh dismissed the allegations of EVM tampering. According to voting data from Bhiwandi East, 49% of male voters …

The dangerous double edge of the EVM debate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The dangerous double edge of the EVM debate

New Indian Express  

If electronic voting machines have been hacked and are being used by the ruling party to subvert our democracy, then they should be replaced with ballot papers. But why will the party’s base likely shrink if it continues to discredit EVMs? We will come to this later, but first take into cognisance that the Congress has said it wishes to …

Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer warns of legal action over EVM tampering allegations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer warns of legal action over EVM tampering allegations

India TV News  

Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer, S Chockalingam, has warned strict legal action against those spreading false claims or insinuations regarding tampering with Electronic Voting Machines. NCP-SCP bids for ballot paper Earlier, state NCP chief Jayant Patil raised concerns about the EVMs use in the recent assembly elections, questioning the rise in voter turnout after 5 pm. Maharashtra election results Notably, the …

FIR against 'EVM hacker' Syed Shuja after India Today sting operation
3 months, 2 weeks ago

FIR against 'EVM hacker' Syed Shuja after India Today sting operation

India Today  

The Maharashtra Cyber Police on Sunday filed an FIR against Syed Shuja, a self-proclaimed hacker, following a complaint by the Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra. The video, part of a sting operation by India Today TV, showed Shuja speaking to undercover reporters posing as representatives of a senior MP from the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance. pic.twitter.com/gJG8EE9DAQ — Wg Cdr Anuma …

Fact Check: Video of 'hacker' claiming can tamper EVMs is from India Today sting
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fact Check: Video of 'hacker' claiming can tamper EVMs is from India Today sting

India Today  

Following the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti coalition’s massive win in the Maharashtra Assembly, where it bagged 235 of the 288 seats, several Opposition leaders started raising questions about EVM tampering. The man in the video call is Syed Shuja, a self-proclaimed cyber expert who claims to have worked with the Electronic Corporation of India Limited on EVM development from 2009 …

ECI seeks EVMs’ release amid ongoing election case against Suresh Gopi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

ECI seeks EVMs’ release amid ongoing election case against Suresh Gopi

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Election Commission of India has sought the permission of the Kerala High Court to release the Electronic Voting Machines used in the Thrissur parliamentary constituency during the last general elections, currently under the custody of the Thrissur district election officer. The ECI clarified that the machines are not required for the adjudication of a petition filed by Binoy …

'EVMs fine if you win, tainted if you lose': Supreme Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'EVMs fine if you win, tainted if you lose': Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disapproved of repeated doubts raised over Electronic Voting Machines, berating the tendency of political leaders to question the credibility of EVMs when they lose elections while conveniently accepting the system when they win. File Photo: A poll official with an electronic voting machine “When you lose, EVMs are tampered with; when you win, EVMs are …

‘When you win, EVMs are not tampered’: Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘When you win, EVMs are not tampered’: Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections

Live Mint  

Dismissing a public interest litigation seeking the reintroduction of ballot paper voting in elections, the Supreme court on Tuesday remarked that what happens is, when people win, the election EVMs are not tampered. A plea filed by K A Paul, who said he is the president of an organisation which has rescued over three lakh orphans and 40 lakh widows, …

'EVMs Tampered When They Lose Not When They Win': SC On Politicians Questioning EVMs
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'EVMs Tampered When They Lose Not When They Win': SC On Politicians Questioning EVMs

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by evangelist Dr K.A. The petitioner who appeared in person to argue his plea told the Supreme Court that even Elon Musk has said that EVMs can be tampered. The top court while dismissing the petition said that when Chandrababu Naidu or Mr. Jaggan Mohan Reddy lost, they say …

Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines. Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections. The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition …

Home Minister alleges EVMs hacked selectively in Maharashtra polls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Home Minister alleges EVMs hacked selectively in Maharashtra polls

The Hindu  

Alleging that electronic voting machines were hacked selectively in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday said his party leaders were surprised over the information that they got about “EVM hacking”. Dr. Parameshwara, who was also the AICC observer for Maharashtra elections, told presspersons that his party leaders, including former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former …

Sporadic violence and EVM glitches mar Maharashtra polls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sporadic violence and EVM glitches mar Maharashtra polls

The Hindu  

Incidents of violence and intimidation, conflicts between parties and technical glitches in electronic voting machines marred the polling for Maharashtra Assembly elections on Wednesday. In Nashik district’s Nandgaon constituency, a scuffle broke out between Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s candidate Suhas Kande and Independent candidate Sameer Bhujbal, nephew of top NCP leader Chaggan Bhujbal at a polling centre. Later, Mr. Kande …

LS polls: Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting in phase-VI
9 months, 3 weeks ago

LS polls: Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting in phase-VI

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA : One person was killed in sporadic incidents of violence reported from various parts of West Bengal’s Kanthi, Tamluk and Bishnupur constituencies in Phase-VI of the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. BJP sources said when Tudu reached a village at Garbeta, a group of around 200 Trinamool Congress activists, including women, blocked his vehicle. In Ghatal constituency, clashes erupted …

Andhra Pradesh: YSRC MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy caught on camera damaging EVM; ECI orders ‘strict action’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: YSRC MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy caught on camera damaging EVM; ECI orders ‘strict action’

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday directed the Andhra Pradesh police chief to take strict criminal action against a ruling YSRCP MLA who was caught on camera damaging an EVM in the Macherla assembly constituency during the May 13 polls. As reported by PTI, the Electronic voting machines were damaged on May 13 in seven polling stations in the …

Lok Sabha elections: Video shows teen voting eight times in Uttar Pradesh, Opposition seeks EC action
10 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Video shows teen voting eight times in Uttar Pradesh, Opposition seeks EC action

Live Mint  

A video of one youngster emerged on social media where he was seen voting eight times for a candidate in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad. In another post, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP's booth committee is "loot" committee. "The Concerned district election officer has been directed to take prompt and effective action," they said. Another such incident also …

Fact Check: Video Of Vote-Verification Procedure Shared To Allege ‘EVM Tampering By BJP’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Video Of Vote-Verification Procedure Shared To Allege ‘EVM Tampering By BJP’

ABP News  

The Verdict: False The video dates back to December 2022 and shows VVPAT slips being removed to further verify the vote count in Bhavnagar during the Gujarat polls. A video of some people removing paper slips from voting machines stored in a room is being shared with the claim that it shows tampering with the polling mechanism and ‘electoral fraud’ …

The News Minute, Onmanorama and Prashant Bhushan peddle false news about EVMs favouring BJP in Kasaragod mock polls
11 months ago

The News Minute, Onmanorama and Prashant Bhushan peddle false news about EVMs favouring BJP in Kasaragod mock polls

Op India  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, attempts are being made to discredit the Electronic Voting Machines and create a sense of panic among the voters. On Wednesday, Onmanorama published a contentious report wherein it alleged that four Electronic Voting Machines erroneously registered votes in favour of the BJP during a mock poll in Kasaragod town in Kerala. “Three VVPAT machines …

A brief history of EVMs in India | Explained
11 months, 1 week ago

A brief history of EVMs in India | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In 1982, the township of Paravur caught national media attention. Tamil Nadu’s Chief Electoral Officer at the time told The Hindu in a May 22 report “.besides prevention of certain malpractices and speeding the process of polling, there were certain other aspects which required detailed examination.” Problems included the storage of these machines, “sophisticated and fragile,” …

A.P. Elections: Duplicate EVMs and material to lure voters found in Kakinada Rural constituency, alleges BJP leader
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A.P. Elections: Duplicate EVMs and material to lure voters found in Kakinada Rural constituency, alleges BJP leader

The Hindu  

BJP Minority Morcha State president Sk. Baji alleged on April 4 that several duplicate Electronic Voting Machines and material meant to lure women voters being transported in some vehicles were found by his party workers in the Kakinada Rural constituency on April 2 and handed over to the officials concerned. Mr. Baji said though his party workers produced evidence, the …

‘ECI should…’: Opposition raises concern over EVM's efficacy
1 year, 11 months ago

‘ECI should…’: Opposition raises concern over EVM's efficacy

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders have raised concerns over the viability of the electronic voting machines and said that they will urge the Election Commission of India to clarify their suspicion over the use of voting machines in elections. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar with Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh addresses a press conference after the Opposition …

'Akhilesh should seek forensic tests of EVM machines': Mamata claims foul play in UP elections
3 years ago

'Akhilesh should seek forensic tests of EVM machines': Mamata claims foul play in UP elections

India TV News  

Highlights WB CM Mamata claimed that there was loot and malpractices of EVM machines during UP polls. TMC supremo was piling on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's allegations of 'EVM choris'. The TMC supremo was piling on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's allegations of 'EVM choris'. Banerjee added, "Samajwadi Party's Chief Akhilesh Yadav shouldn’t be disheartened & should seek forensic …

Ahead of UP election result, 3 officers removed from poll duty amid EVM row
3 years ago

Ahead of UP election result, 3 officers removed from poll duty amid EVM row

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the removal of three officials from poll duty in Uttar Pradesh amid allegation of violation of rules related to transportation of electronic voting machines, a day before the verdict of five assembly elections were set to be announced. In Varanasi, additional district magistrate Nalini Kant Singh was removed for transporting 20 EVMs without informing …

Samajwadi Party tweets video of official admitting to lapse in EVM protocol ahead of UP poll results
3 years ago

Samajwadi Party tweets video of official admitting to lapse in EVM protocol ahead of UP poll results

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Tuesday that Electronic Voting Machines were moved illegally in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi ahead of the counting of votes which will take place on March 10. Backing up the claim, the party tweeted a video on Wednesday morning in which Varanasi’s Commissioner Deepak Agarwal appears to be telling reporters that there was, indeed, a …

EVMs were marked for training of officials on counting duty: EC on Akhilesh Yadav's tampering allegation
3 years ago

EVMs were marked for training of officials on counting duty: EC on Akhilesh Yadav's tampering allegation

India Today  

Hours after the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that a truck carrying EVMs was "intercepted" in Varanasi, the Election Commission clarified that these EVMs were "marked for training" of officials who will be on duty during the counting of votes and were not used in elections. In a statement issued here late on Tuesday night, the office of the …

EVMs being tampered, says Akhilesh Yadav ahead of UP poll results
3 years ago

EVMs being tampered, says Akhilesh Yadav ahead of UP poll results

India Today  

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results set to be declared on March 10, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has raised questions on the security of the Electronic Voting Machines. — Akhilesh Yadav March 8, 2022 Meanwhile, after several exit polls predicted a victory for the BJP and its allies in the UP election, the SP chief said the …

UP polls: SP candidate alleges EVM tampering in Kanpur, authorities say claim baseless
3 years ago

UP polls: SP candidate alleges EVM tampering in Kanpur, authorities say claim baseless

India Today  

Samajwadi Party candidate Rachna Singh alleged that an unidentified person was tampering with the Electronic Voting Machines kept at Galla Mandi in Kanpur City. SP candidate Rachna Singh alleged EVM tampering in the strong room, claiming that a person was seen going inside the strong room again and again. Taking cognizance of the matter, the Kanpur DM issued a clarification …

UP election: Voters threatened, polling agents not allowed to enter booths, alleges SP
3 years, 1 month ago

UP election: Voters threatened, polling agents not allowed to enter booths, alleges SP

India Today  

The Samajwadi Party, in a series of tweets, levelled allegations of a number of irregularities as polling began in 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday February 10. It then urged the Election Commission to take immediate cognizance and ensure smooth voting at booth number 82 of Kithor-46 assembly seat in Meerut, where, the SP alleged, a long queue had …

Bihar Assembly Polls 2020: EVMs Absolutely Robust and Tamper-proof, Says EC as Leaders Question Reliability
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Assembly Polls 2020: EVMs Absolutely Robust and Tamper-proof, Says EC as Leaders Question Reliability

News 18  

New Delhi: Against the backdrop of some leaders questioning the reliability of EVMs, the Election Commission asserted on Tuesday that the machines are "absolutely robust and tamper-free". After the ruling NDA took a lead over the opposition Grand Alliance in the poll trends for Bihar on Tuesday, Congress leader Udit Raj raised questions on the reliability of EVMs, asking why …

'The most honest man in the BJP,' tweets Rahul
5 years, 4 months ago

'The most honest man in the BJP,' tweets Rahul

The Hindu  

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday tweeted a short video clip of a BJP lawmaker making a sensational claim that irrespective of which button a voter presses in the electronic voting machine, the vote will be cast in favour of the BJP. “The most honest man in the BJP,” tweeted Mr. Gandhi with the video that had a graphic …

EVMs completely safe, can’t be tampered with: Haryana chief electoral officer
5 years, 4 months ago

EVMs completely safe, can’t be tampered with: Haryana chief electoral officer

Live Mint  

Chandigarh: Hours after a video of a BJP candidate purportedly making controversial remarks about electronic voting machines surfaced on social media, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal sought to ally fears of tampering, saying these were completely safe. "EVMs are completely safe and cannot be tampered with,"said Agarwal in an official release here on Sunday, adding that the EVM system …

EVMs completely safe, can't be tampered with: Haryana chief electoral officer
5 years, 4 months ago

EVMs completely safe, can't be tampered with: Haryana chief electoral officer

India TV News  

Hours after a video of a BJP candidate purportedly making controversial remarks about electronic voting machines surfaced on social media, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal sought to ally fears of tampering, saying these were completely safe. "EVMs are completely safe and cannot be tampered with," said Agarwal in an official release here on Sunday, adding that the EVM system …

EVM manipulation row: Opposition cries foul but bureaucrats defend system, say hacking is not possible
5 years, 9 months ago

EVM manipulation row: Opposition cries foul but bureaucrats defend system, say hacking is not possible

Firstpost  

Social media is abuzz with posts about not just the hacking of EVMs but also the alleged changing or replacing of these machines. Right after the exit poll predictions came out, leaders of 22 Opposition parties submitted a memorandum before the Election Commission, requesting that the verification of VVPAT slips of randomly identified polling stations be done prior to the …

EVM transfer allegations: EC refutes Opposition claim that voting machines being moved around unprotected before counting day
5 years, 9 months ago

EVM transfer allegations: EC refutes Opposition claim that voting machines being moved around unprotected before counting day

Firstpost  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday dismissed claims by Opposition parties that Electronic Voting Machines are being moved around unprotected ahead of the counting of votes for the ongoing Lok Sabha election 2019 on 23 May. — DM_Ghazipur May 21, 2019 The poll panel also dismissed allegations made by Opposition leaders that trucks carrying EVMs were caught in another …

Uttar Pradesh: Mahagathbandhan candidate sits on Dharna, alleges EVM tampering
5 years, 9 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Mahagathbandhan candidate sits on Dharna, alleges EVM tampering

India TV News  

The mahagathbandhan candidate,Afzal Ansari sat on a protest outside the strongroom where EVMs are kept to prevent its transportation out in a vehicle in Ghazipur, on Monday. Ansari, who is also the brother of mafia turned politician Mukhtar Ansari, said that according to reports, similar incidents have been reported from other constituencies in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Congress candidate from …

Bombs, blows and broken EVMs: Voters get plenty to ponder on polling days
5 years, 10 months ago

Bombs, blows and broken EVMs: Voters get plenty to ponder on polling days

India Today  

A broken car window. With some 900 million eligible voters, this staggered election is taking place on seven polling days, five of which will have ended on the evening of Monday, May 6. Less than two weeks later, on the third polling day, a Congress worker died of injuries he suffered when activists from his party and the Trinamool Congress …

LS polls: 21 Opposition parties move SC over EVM malfunctions, demand at least 50% votes be verified by VVPAT
5 years, 10 months ago

LS polls: 21 Opposition parties move SC over EVM malfunctions, demand at least 50% votes be verified by VVPAT

Firstpost  

This comes after the issue of malfunctioning EVMs came to a boil once again Tuesday, during the third phase of polling, when several EVMs reportedly malfunctioned At least 21 Opposition parties, including Indian National Congress, moved the Supreme Court over malfunctions in electronic voting machines and sought better safety norms to prevent ’tampering'. Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi …

Congress spokesperson Dr Ajoy Kumar shares old article to spread EVM hack theory
5 years, 10 months ago

Congress spokesperson Dr Ajoy Kumar shares old article to spread EVM hack theory

Op India  

Dr Ajoy Kumar, National spokesperson of Indian National Congress and president of Jharkhand Congress was caught spreading panic on Twitter by sharing an old Times of India article about EVM malfunction. The article dated April 3, 2014 was intentionally shared to maliciously suggest that BJP has tampered the EVMs in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. ⁦@INCIndia⁩⁦@INCJharkhand⁩ ⁦@IYCJharkhand⁩ https://t.co/KJi7Vbizw3 — Dr …

Congress resorts to vandalism after crushing defeat in Jind bypoll, raises the ‘EVM tampering’ bogey
6 years, 1 month ago

Congress resorts to vandalism after crushing defeat in Jind bypoll, raises the ‘EVM tampering’ bogey

Op India  

As Congress party realised that their candidate Randeep Singh Surjewala is set to lose the important Jind by-polls in Haryana, the workers of the Congress party took to the streets to protest against the election results while raising doubts regarding EVM tampering. According to Times Now, Congress workers created ruckus after embarrassing results in the Jind by-polls, where senior Congress …

EVM row: New battle for BJP, Congress as nation's attention shifts to EVMs after Rafale controversy, quota calculations
6 years, 1 month ago

EVM row: New battle for BJP, Congress as nation's attention shifts to EVMs after Rafale controversy, quota calculations

Firstpost  

The political slugfest in the aftermath of the EVM demonstration by Syed Shuja in London has led to the Congress and the BJP forgetting the Rafale and the quota row and instead subscribing to a new issue. By Tuesday, as news emerged that the claims made therein were largely unsubstantiated and that the hackathon was attended by Congress leader Kapil …

‘Disappointed’:IJA, FPA Distance Themselves From EVM Hacking Event
6 years, 1 month ago

‘Disappointed’:IJA, FPA Distance Themselves From EVM Hacking Event

The Quint  

Shuja on Monday claimed that the 2014 general election was "rigged" through the Electronic Voting Machines, which, he said, can be hacked. He claimed the telecom giant Reliance Jio helped the BJP to get low frequency signals to hack the EVMs. The cyber expert claimed that the EVMs were hacked by the BJP using a modulator which transmits military-grade frequency. …

Akhilesh, Mayawati urge EC to provide alternative to EVMs amid hacking row, call them 'threat to democracy'
6 years, 1 month ago

Akhilesh, Mayawati urge EC to provide alternative to EVMs amid hacking row, call them 'threat to democracy'

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing allegations made by a US-based Indian cyber expert that the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections were 'rigged' through Electronic Voting Machines, the newly formed allies, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India to look for an alternative the EVMs, saying that they are a threat to a vibrant democracy. SP chief and former …

EVM hacking row: Election Commission files complaint with Delhi Police against 'cyber expert' Syed Shuja
6 years, 1 month ago

EVM hacking row: Election Commission files complaint with Delhi Police against 'cyber expert' Syed Shuja

Firstpost  

At the hackathon’s press conference on Monday, Syed Shuja alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party had hacked the EVMs in 2014 using a modulator which transmits military-grade frequency. The Election Commission filed a complaint with Delhi Police against Syed Shuja, an Indian “cyber expert” based in the US, who claimed that the 2014 Lok Sabha election was “rigged”, ANI reported. …

Electronic Voting Machine and its history with India: Controversy over EVMs malfunctioning, rigging allegations are not new
6 years, 1 month ago

Electronic Voting Machine and its history with India: Controversy over EVMs malfunctioning, rigging allegations are not new

Firstpost  

EVMs were used on an experimental basis for the first time in elections to 16 Assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi held in November, 1998. A research paper published in July 2014 and titled ‘India’s Electronic Voting Machines : Social construction of a “frugal” innovation’ authored by Maximilian Herstatt and Cornelius Herstat, noted, “EVMs in India are unique …

'Cyber expert' Syed Shuja says EVMs for 2014 LS polls rigged: Who is he and what can EC do to put claim to rest
6 years, 1 month ago

'Cyber expert' Syed Shuja says EVMs for 2014 LS polls rigged: Who is he and what can EC do to put claim to rest

Firstpost  

Self-proclaimed cyber expert Syed Shuja asserted that the 2014 general elections had been rigged from the beginning, and that the EVMs used in the polls were found to have been transmitting some kind of disruptive frequency. Syed Shuja, the “cyber expert”, addressed the press conference from the US via Skype, claiming that he could not attend the presser in person …

Electronic Voting Machines could be hacked, but casting aspersions on instrument without proper proof is unjustified
6 years, 1 month ago

Electronic Voting Machines could be hacked, but casting aspersions on instrument without proper proof is unjustified

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: The article was originally published on 4 July, 2009 on Pragati. These steps are: Step 1: Generate & distribute precinct master keys Step 2: Create voter registration records Step 3: Mail proof of registration to voters Step 4: Prepare voting machines Step 5: Assemble key pairs at precincts Step 6: Check in voters Step 7: Have voters cast …

‘EVM expert’ faffs about EVM being hacked, gives no proof, as Kapil Sibal watches over
6 years, 1 month ago

‘EVM expert’ faffs about EVM being hacked, gives no proof, as Kapil Sibal watches over

Op India  

An alleged ‘EVM expert’, Syed Shuja, while addressing a press conference in London via Skype, who is alleged to have designed the EVMs used in India, claimed that the EVMs are susceptible to hacking. The self-proclaimed ‘EVM expert’ made a series of outlandish claims of rigged elections in India along with Gopinath Munde’s death being a murder. The alleged hacker …

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