'ECI should announce reward for hacking EVMs': Congress leader Pratap Khachariyawas again beats the dead horse
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'ECI should announce reward for hacking EVMs': Congress leader Pratap Khachariyawas again beats the dead horse

Op India  

Congress leader Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Tuesday said that the Election Commission of India should announce a reward for hacking Electronic Voting Machines adding that if anyone successfully hacks the device in front of it then this counting mechanism should be replaced immediately. Amid the opposition parties raising concerns over the counting process of the votes, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that the entire counting mechanism is robust and the whole process is codified in a certain manner that no error can be found in the whole procedure. When the ECI had challenged Opposition parties to come and prove their claims of EVM hacking The ‘EVM hacking’ is a dead horse that many Opposition parties and political activists have been beating for years, after the BJP came to power in 2014. Last day of India’s massive electoral process, vote counting on June 4 The mammoth exercise to count votes polled for the Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections will begin today.

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Election Commission files police complaint against man over claim that he can hack EVM
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Commission files police complaint against man over claim that he can hack EVM

The Hindu  

“The Mumbai Cyber Police have lodged a first information report against a man who claimed he could hack electronic voting machines by isolating machine frequency,” Election Commission officials said. The FIR was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act at the Cyber Police Station, Dakshin Mumbai, on November 30 “against the person in this video”, the CEO …

EC outreach: Choice for ‘aggrieved candidates’ to pick and check EVMs
8 months ago

EC outreach: Choice for ‘aggrieved candidates’ to pick and check EVMs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued the technical Standard Operating Procedure and stipulated choices for aggrieved candidates, who have applied for Supreme Court-directed checking of Electronic Voting Machines for possible tampering post Lok Sabha and assembly results. In an official statement, the poll panel said that the aggrieved candidates, who have applied for checking, would be …

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule
11 months ago

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to investigate the allegations that during a mock poll in Kasaragod, Kerala, four EVMs recorded one extra vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Hearing petitions seeking cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with paper slips generated through the VVPAT system, the bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and …

Congress again asks Election Commission for meeting on EVMs, VVPATs
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress again asks Election Commission for meeting on EVMs, VVPATs

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has once again written to the Election Commission, asking for a meeting with INDIA bloc parties to discuss issues related to the use of electronic voting machines and Voter verifiable paper audit trails. The letter dated January 7 was sent in response to the poll body’s January 5 public response to his earlier letterin which EC …

Election Gear Up: Officials Prepped for Flawless Andhra Polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Election Gear Up: Officials Prepped for Flawless Andhra Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: In anticipation of the upcoming elections, the Election Commission of India has geared up its machinery in Andhra Pradesh. Senior deputy election commissioners Dharmendra Sharma and Nitish Kumar Vyas conducted a comprehensive review meeting with state officials, emphasising transparency, accountability, and impartiality as core principles for the electoral process. Sharma and Vyas stressed the importance of a proactive approach, …

An year before 2024 elections, opposition start whining about EVMs
1 year, 11 months ago

An year before 2024 elections, opposition start whining about EVMs

Op India  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the opposition parties have started the familiar attack on electronic voting machines. On Thursday, 23rd March 2023, the opposition parties held a joint meeting and decided to approach the election commission to raise their concerns over using EVMs to conduct elections. Congress leader Digvijay Singh, Independent Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal, Samajwadi …

Election Commission should clarify doubts on EVMs, say Opposition parties
1 year, 11 months ago

Election Commission should clarify doubts on EVMs, say Opposition parties

The Hindu  

With a little more than a year to go for the next general elections, the Opposition parties have decided to come together to draft a joint memorandum asking the Election Commission to settle the questions raised over the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Opposition parties hosted by Nationalist Congress Party patriarch …

‘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 …

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 …

EVMs cannot be tampered with, no question of going back to ballot paper: CEC
5 years, 1 month ago

EVMs cannot be tampered with, no question of going back to ballot paper: CEC

Live Mint  

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday asserted that the electronic voting machines cannot be tampered with and that there was no question of going back to the ballot paper. He said EVMs can malfunction like a car or a pen but they cannot be tampered with, adding the machines are in use for 20 years now and there was …

Lok Sabha poll, May 22: As it happened
5 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabha poll, May 22: As it happened

India TV News  

To address the concerns raised by leaders of 20 opposition parties, the Election Commission met on Wednesday. The delegation comprised of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu, Nationalist Congress Party's Praful Patel, DMK's Kanimozhi, Trinamool Congress' Derek O'Brien, Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party's Satish Chandra Misra, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Manoj Jha, Communist …

EC must put all speculations to rest: Pranab Mukherjee over EVM tampering, mishandling reports
5 years, 9 months ago

EC must put all speculations to rest: Pranab Mukherjee over EVM tampering, mishandling reports

India Today  

Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed concern over the reports of alleged tampering and mishandling of Electronic Voting Machines, saying that the onus of ensuring the institutional integrity lies with the Election Commission. Pranab Mukherjee also said that the Election Commission must put all speculations to rest. They must do so and put all speculation to rest," Pranab Mukherjee …

Safety of EVMs is Election Commission’s responsibility: Pranab Mukherjee
5 years, 9 months ago

Safety of EVMs is Election Commission’s responsibility: Pranab Mukherjee

India TV News  

Safety of EVMs is Election Commission’s responsibility: Pranab Mukherjee “Onus on ensuring institutional integrity in this case lies with the Election Commission, they must do so and put all speculations to rest,” Mukherjee said in a statement. Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday issued a statement on over the reported unescorted movement of EVMs, saying the onus on ensuring institutional …

Andhra CM blasts EC for turning polls into 'farce'
5 years, 11 months ago

Andhra CM blasts EC for turning polls into 'farce'

India TV News  

A day after polling in Andhra Pradesh, which was marred by the malfunctioning of some EVMs, Chief Minister and TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday blasted the Election Commission for what he called "turning the elections into a big farce". Declaring war on the poll panel, Naidu said its insistence on use of a non-reliable technology, refusal to count …

EC Takes Special Efforts to Conduct Polls in Telangana’s Nizamabad
5 years, 11 months ago

EC Takes Special Efforts to Conduct Polls in Telangana’s Nizamabad

The Quint  

The Election Commission has deployed a massive assortment of polling staff and machinery to conduct election in the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat in Telangana where a total of 185 candidates are in the fray, the poll panel said in a press release on Thursday, 4 April. According to the release, a team of EC officials led by Deputy Election Commissioner …

EVMs kept under surveillance of senior government officials, can't be hacked or manipulated: Former CEC Navin Chawla
6 years ago

EVMs kept under surveillance of senior government officials, can't be hacked or manipulated: Former CEC Navin Chawla

India TV News  

Giving a nod to the use of EVMs for the upcoming general elections, former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla argued that the equipment cannot be hacked or manipulated. EVMs are not accessible through external machines and are kept under the surveillance of senior government officials, the former CEC said. Speaking at the Kolkata launch of his book 'Every Vote Counts: …

'Not going back to era of ballot papers, Election Commission won't be intimidated or bullied', says CEC amid demands against use of EVMs
6 years, 1 month ago

'Not going back to era of ballot papers, Election Commission won't be intimidated or bullied', says CEC amid demands against use of EVMs

India TV News  

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday asserted that the Election Commission will not be "intimidated or bullied" into giving up electronic voting machines and going back to the era of ballot boxes. Amid renewed demands against the use of EVMs, he said the issue was being used as a "football" and some sections are doing a "motivated slugfest" over …

Not going back to ballot boxes: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora
6 years, 1 month ago

Not going back to ballot boxes: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora

The Hindu  

The Election Commission is open to any criticism or feedback from stakeholders, especially political parties, but it will not be intimidated into giving up Electronic Voting Machines and returning to ballot boxes, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Thursday. But we are not going to be intimidated or bullied or pressurised or coerced into giving up EVMs and start …

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 …

'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 …

Election Commission says its EVMs are 'foolproof', mulls legal action against US-based cyber expert who raised hacking allegation
6 years, 1 month ago

Election Commission says its EVMs are 'foolproof', mulls legal action against US-based cyber expert who raised hacking allegation

Firstpost  

Amid claims by an Indian cyber expert that electronic voting machines can be hacked, the Election Commission asserted on Monday that it firmly stands by “empirical facts about foolproof nature” of its machines, and said it is examining as to what legal action “can and should” be taken in the matter. New Delhi: Amid claims by an Indian cyber expert …

EVMs tamper-proof; EC working to minimise incidents of machine malfunction: CEC Sunil Arora
6 years, 3 months ago

EVMs tamper-proof; EC working to minimise incidents of machine malfunction: CEC Sunil Arora

The Hindu  

December 20, 2018 05:10 pm | Updated 07:44 pm IST - New Delhi Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday lamented that electronic voting machines were being “tossed like a football” in political discourse. There were 1.76 lakh polling booths in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana, where Assembly elections were held recently, Mr. Arora said. While political parties …

Debate over EVMs being tamper-proof continues
6 years, 3 months ago

Debate over EVMs being tamper-proof continues

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The debate over whether EVM’s are tamper-proof continues as people have been asking whether the system was accurate or there was a need for further improvement and whether a paper ballot should also be used along with it. The debate had Twitterati talking about it as they suspected that all the EVM’s had not been tamper-proof and there was …

Congress team meets EC, claims conspiracy and poll violations in MP, Chhattisgarh
6 years, 3 months ago

Congress team meets EC, claims conspiracy and poll violations in MP, Chhattisgarh

India TV News  

Days after Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh voted to elect their new assemblies, a Congress delegation on Saturday met the three-member Election Commission alleging a conspiracy to distort election results in the two states, expressing "grave concern" over the safekeeping of EVMs. It alleged that 48 hours after the close of polling in the state, a school bus carrying EVM machines …

Onus on poll panel to ensure EVM: Glitches apart, EVMs are necessary
6 years, 9 months ago

Onus on poll panel to ensure EVM: Glitches apart, EVMs are necessary

Deccan Chronicle  

The issue of ‘tamperability’ of EVMs has been doing the rounds ever since they were introduced. Reports of malfunctioning Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail in the recently-concluded bypolls for national and state Assemblies have once again raised questions about the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines. Firstly, it was precisely to remove doubts regarding the EVMs that VVPAT machines were introduced …

By-elections 2018: EC may announce re-polling in Kairana after allegations of EVM tampering and malfunction
6 years, 9 months ago

By-elections 2018: EC may announce re-polling in Kairana after allegations of EVM tampering and malfunction

Firstpost  

Election Commission is likely to hold re-polling in at least 35 booths in Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana. A day after EVM and VVPAT machine malfunctioning was reported during the by-elections in 10 Assembly and four Lok Sabha seats, sources told CNN-News18 that the Election Commission is likely to hold re-polling in at least 35 booths in Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana. But after …

Now there is a strong constituency for EVMs: CEC O.P. Rawat
7 years ago

Now there is a strong constituency for EVMs: CEC O.P. Rawat

The Hindu  

When the EVM controversy erupted last year, Chief Election CommissionerO.P. Going a step further, we made it mandatory for matching vote counts at one randomly selected polling station in each Assembly segment with VVPAT slips to prove that whatever vote count is displayed in EVMs is also in the record of votes in VVPATs. In Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat …

EC to Supreme Court: Political parties who did not take part in EVM challenge should not cry foul
7 years, 7 months ago

EC to Supreme Court: Political parties who did not take part in EVM challenge should not cry foul

Firstpost  

Election Commission told the Supreme Court that its EVM challenge hardly had any takers. The Election Commission, appearing before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, told political parties who did not take part in ‘EVM challenge’ to stop crying foul, according to a report in India Today. None of the major parties other than the NCP and the CPM took part …

Election Commission’s EVM challenge a damp squib
7 years, 9 months ago

Election Commission’s EVM challenge a damp squib

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a damp squib, neither of the two political parties—Nationalist Congress Party and Communist Party of India or CPM—which had registered as challengers, went ahead with attempting to hack the electronic voting machines on Saturday. This effectively means that the Election Commission’s EVM challenge, which was open to 7 national parties and 49 state parties, went unchallenged and …

EVM tampering row: NCP, CPM to take up Election Commission's hacking challenge on 3 June
7 years, 9 months ago

EVM tampering row: NCP, CPM to take up Election Commission's hacking challenge on 3 June

Firstpost  

The NCP and the CPM will participate in the Election Commission’s challenge on 3 June to test the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines. New Delhi: The NCP and the CPM will participate in the Election Commission’s challenge on 3 June to test the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines. The Election Commission, which said that only the NCP has …

No takers for EVM hacking challenge: As deadline looms, parties remain silent, says Election Commission
7 years, 9 months ago

No takers for EVM hacking challenge: As deadline looms, parties remain silent, says Election Commission

Firstpost  

With less than 24 hours left for the interested political parties to apply to participate in the Election Commission’s challenge to try and tamper with the electronic voting machines, none have applied. New Delhi: With less than 24 hours left for the interested political parties to apply to participate in the Election Commission’s challenge to try and tamper with the …

Election Commission says EVM challenge to begin from 3 June
7 years, 10 months ago

Election Commission says EVM challenge to begin from 3 June

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Taking on complainants who alleged tampering of electronic voting machines during the recently held elections in five states, the Election Commission on Saturday invited national and state political parties to participate in an EVM challenge beginning from 3 June. The decision of the EC follows an all-party meeting held on 12 May where the election body had said …

EVMs are tamper-proof, Election Commission tells parliamentary panel
7 years, 10 months ago

EVMs are tamper-proof, Election Commission tells parliamentary panel

Firstpost  

The EVMs are tamper-proof and the use of paper trail will further enhance the confidence of the voters in the poll process, the Election Commission told a parliamentary panel on Friday. New Delhi: The EVMs are tamper-proof and the use of paper trail will further enhance the confidence of the voters in the poll process, the Election Commission told a …

EC presser tomorrow to demonstrate working of VVPAT and EVM
7 years, 10 months ago

EC presser tomorrow to demonstrate working of VVPAT and EVM

India TV News  

The Election Commission has decided to hold a live demo of Voter-verifiable paper audit trail and EVMs and explain how they function. Aam Aadmi Party has levelled several allegations of EVM tampering during recent elections with support from several other opposition parties including Congress, BSP, RJD and Mamta Banerjee’s TMC. Last week, AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj gave a live demo …

Prove EVMs can be tampered with: Election Commission’s challenge to parties
7 years, 10 months ago

Prove EVMs can be tampered with: Election Commission’s challenge to parties

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday formally threw a “challenge” to political parties to prove the Electronic Voting Machines used in the recent assembly polls were tampered with after several opposition parties questioned their reliability and demanded going back to the paper ballot system. “Although use of VVPAT with EVMs will ensure total credibility and transparency and put to …

AAP asks EC to form an all-party committee to look into EVM tampering
7 years, 10 months ago

AAP asks EC to form an all-party committee to look into EVM tampering

Firstpost  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded that an all-party committee under the Election Commission be formed to look into allegations of EVM manipulation. New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded that an all-party committee under the Election Commission be formed to look into allegations of EVM manipulation. AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj, who had shown a live demonstration …

EVM tampering: Election Commission convenes all-party meet next week
7 years, 10 months ago

EVM tampering: Election Commission convenes all-party meet next week

India TV News  

The Election Commission has convened an all-party meeting on May 12 to discuss the concerns about the reliability of electronic voting machines and is likely to brief the parties about its planned EVM hacking challenge. A statement from the Commission said at the May 12 meeting, the issue of EVMs, change in rules regarding recount of votes using paper trail …

Election Commission calls for all-party meeting to discuss EVMs on 12 May
7 years, 10 months ago

Election Commission calls for all-party meeting to discuss EVMs on 12 May

Firstpost  

The Election Commission is likely to convene an all-party meeting here on May 12 to discuss the issue of reliability of electronic voting machines flagged by 16 opposition parties. New Delhi: The Election Commission is likely to convene an all-party meeting in New Delhi on 12 May to discuss the issue of reliability of electronic voting machines flagged by 16 …

EVM tampering: SC issues notice to Centre and EC on using voting machines with paper trail
7 years, 11 months ago

EVM tampering: SC issues notice to Centre and EC on using voting machines with paper trail

Firstpost  

Despite a Supreme Court Order making EVMs with paper trails mandatory for free and fair elections, the BJP-led central government has issued only Rs 16 lakh for upgrading voting machines against the required Rs 3,000 crore New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea by the Bahujan Samaj Party …

Election Commission challenges parties to prove EVMs can be tampered, Kejriwal still sceptical
7 years, 11 months ago

Election Commission challenges parties to prove EVMs can be tampered, Kejriwal still sceptical

Firstpost  

On Wednesday, the EC has thrown an open challenge to political parties doubting the veracity of the recently conducted Assembly elections, especially in UP, where the BJP has secured a massive win. The political tug of war over the Electronic Voting Machines’ reliability doesn’t look like it’s going to end any time soon, despite Election Commission throwing an open challenge …

SC Notice To EC, Centre On Plea For Introduction Of Paper Trails With EVM Vote
7 years, 11 months ago

SC Notice To EC, Centre On Plea For Introduction Of Paper Trails With EVM Vote

Live Law  

In a major development, the Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and Election Commission on a petition filed by Bahujan Samaj Party seeking immediate introduction of a paper trail with every EVM voting to ensure there is no tampering with the machine.A bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said the matter will be next heard on May 8.SC …

SC Notice To EC, Centre On Plea For Introduction Of Paper Trails With EVM Vote
7 years, 11 months ago

SC Notice To EC, Centre On Plea For Introduction Of Paper Trails With EVM Vote

Live Law  

In a major development, the Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and Election Commission on a petition filed by Bahujan Samaj Party seeking immediate introduction of a paper trail with every EVM voting to ensure there is no tampering with the machine.A bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said the matter will be next heard on May 8.SC …

Arvind Kejriwal questions EC over ‘open challenge’ to hack EVMs – India TV
7 years, 11 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal questions EC over ‘open challenge’ to hack EVMs – India TV

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today questioned the Election Commission for not issuing any official statement on the “open challenge” thrown at political parties and experts to prove that Electronic Voting Machines can be manipulated. In a series of tweets, the Aam Aadmi Party supremo wondered why the EC was not issuing any official statement in this regard. Kejriwal was …

MCD elections: Alleging EVM fraud, Arvind Kejriwal says EC helping BJP win
7 years, 11 months ago

MCD elections: Alleging EVM fraud, Arvind Kejriwal says EC helping BJP win

ABP News  

NEW DELHI: Blaming the Election Commission for "EVM-tampering", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said poll panel's only aim appeared to be to bring the BJP to power. The Aam Aadmi Party leader also questioned the EC's decision to deploy EVMs produced before 2006, which he said had no security features, in the April 23 Delhi civic polls. Kejriwal …

Opposition parties to collectively knock on EC's door over alleged EVM tampering in polls
7 years, 11 months ago

Opposition parties to collectively knock on EC's door over alleged EVM tampering in polls

Firstpost  

The opposition is demanding that VVPAT be introduced in all future elections amid fears that EVM machines can be rigged to favour a certain party. New Delhi: Opposition parties on Monday decided to take up unitedly with the EC the issue of alleged EVM tampering in elections held in various states recently. Leaders of various opposition parties today met in …

Government has denied the claims about EVM tampering during recent UP elections
7 years, 11 months ago

Government has denied the claims about EVM tampering during recent UP elections

Firstpost  

The government today rubbished claims about EVM tampering even as it promised all support to the Election Commission’s endeavour of maximising the use of voting machines with paper trail, but in a phased manner. It is doing a very good job.” While attacking the Congress, the BSP and the SP, he said, “The EC had called an all-party meeting in …

Paper trail machines will dismiss all doubts over EVM’s credibility, claim ex-CECs
8 years ago

Paper trail machines will dismiss all doubts over EVM’s credibility, claim ex-CECs

India TV News  

Amid politicians raising doubts over the efficacy of electronic voting machines or EVMs in view of allegations of tampering, former Chief Election Commissioners S Y Quraishi and H S Brahma called for a quick rollout of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail machines in all polling stations across the country to silence them. Having said that, I think, once we …

EVMs are tamper-proof as ever, allegations 'wild and baseless,' asserts Election Commission
8 years ago

EVMs are tamper-proof as ever, allegations 'wild and baseless,' asserts Election Commission

India TV News  

Even as the newly-elected Samajwadi Party MLAs today joined the chorus on "EVM tampering" allegations levelled by BSP chief Mayawati and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, the Election Commission on Thursday asserted that the electronic voting machines are "fully tamper-proof, as ever." Dismissing claims of possible tampering during Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, the Commission issued a strongly-worded statement …

Election Commission says EVMs are fully tamper-proof, allegations baseless
8 years ago

Election Commission says EVMs are fully tamper-proof, allegations baseless

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The electronic voting machines are “fully tamper-proof, as ever”, the Election Commission said on Thursday dismissing claims of BSP supremo Mayawati and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who had questioned their reliability. The poll panel said it did not receive specific complaints or concrete material from political parties and candidates about alleged tampering of EVMs during recently held …

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