'If You Win, EVMs Aren't Tampered; When You Lose, They Are Tampered' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Use Paper Ballots For Voting
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'If You Win, EVMs Aren't Tampered; When You Lose, They Are Tampered' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Use Paper Ballots For Voting

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by evangelist Dr. K.A. Other prayers included issuing directions to the Election Commission to disqualify candidates for at least 5 years if found guilty of distributing money liquor and other inducements during elections. Justice Nath orally asked if he did not want India to be different from the rest of the world to which he replied: "Because there is corruption" Justice Nath refuted this claim and said: "There is no corruption. Justice Nath dismissed the PIL not before adding: "What happens is, if you win the elections, EVMs are not tampered.

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'EVMs fine if you win, tainted if you lose': Supreme Court
1 month, 2 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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1 month, 2 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
1 month, 2 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 …

SC berates politicians’ flip-flop on EVMs, junks PIL to return to ballot system
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC berates politicians’ flip-flop on EVMs, junks PIL to return to ballot system

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. “When you lose, EVMs are tampered with; when you win, EVMs are fine,” a bench of justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale …

'EVM tampered when you lose, not when you win': SC junks plea for reverting to paper ballots
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'EVM tampered when you lose, not when you win': SC junks plea for reverting to paper ballots

New Indian Express  

The petitioner said foreign countries had adopted ballot paper voting and India should follow suit. Paul claimed CEO and co-founder of Tesla, Elon Musk, stated that EVMs could be tampered with and added TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, the current chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, and former state chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had claimed EVMs could be …

EVMs are fine when you win, tampered when you lose: SC dismisses plea for ballot paper voting
1 month, 2 weeks ago

EVMs are fine when you win, tampered when you lose: SC dismisses plea for ballot paper voting

India TV News  

The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation on Tuesday that sought a return to ballot paper voting in elections, emphasising the inconsistency of claims regarding electronic voting machines. Paul, sought multiple directions, including reverting to ballot papers, disqualification of candidates found guilty of distributing money or liquor to voters, and a framework to curb electoral malpractice. Your area of …

'EVMs tampered only when you lose?' Supreme Court rejects plea seeking paper ballots
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'EVMs tampered only when you lose?' Supreme Court rejects plea seeking paper ballots

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines in elections. The petitioner, KA Paul, said that reintroducing ballot papers was essential to safeguard democracy, and that EVMs are susceptible to tampering. He said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had claimed that …

Petition cites Elon Musk's EVM remark for paper ballots in polls, dismissed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Petition cites Elon Musk's EVM remark for paper ballots in polls, dismissed

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the use of ballot paper voting in elections instead of Electronic Voting Machines. Even during my global peace summit, Elon Musk had clearly stated that EVM technology can be tampered with," the petitioner had said. In June this year, Elon Musk sparked a debate by calling for the elimination of voting …

EVMs being tampered, says Akhilesh Yadav ahead of UP poll results
2 years, 10 months 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
4 years, 10 months 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 …

Why EVMs must go
5 years, 11 months ago

Why EVMs must go

The Hindu  

The recent Assembly elections — the last major polling exercise before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls — were not devoid of Electronic Voting Machine malfunctions. The Election Commission’s explanation is that the votes counted is the actual number of votes polled — a circular logic that precludes cross-verification. Regardless of whether one is for or against EVMs, there is no …

Debate over EVMs being tamper-proof continues
6 years 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 …

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