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 of how an EVM look-alike could be tampered with in the Delhi Assembly on 9 May, told a press conference that the committee must have representatives of all the political parties. Hundreds of its workers on Thursday demonstrated outside the Election Commission headquarters demanding that voter-verifiable paper audit trail -equipped EVMs be used in future elections.

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Delhi polls: Party workers to keep close watch over EVMs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi polls: Party workers to keep close watch over EVMs

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Congress have asked their workers to be vigilant against electoral malpractice during polling in the Delhi Assembly elections. Sources in AAP said the party’s polling agents and volunteers have been trained to verify voting procedures and remain vigilant against attempts to tamper with the EVMs. “They have been asked to …

Delhi Assembly Polls: AAP launches website to monitor votes and ensure EVM integrity | Details here
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Delhi Assembly Polls: AAP launches website to monitor votes and ensure EVM integrity | Details here

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that the party had developed a website to ensure the integrity of Electronic Voting Machines ahead of the upcoming Delhi elections. Kejriwal releases video mesage Meanwhile, Kejriwal also said that he had received information that the Bharatiya Janata Party could cause discrepancies in 10 per cent …

EC probing if AAP made spam calls to public for votes
2 months ago

EC probing if AAP made spam calls to public for votes

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India has launched an inquiry into allegations that the Aam Aadmi Party made spam calls soliciting votes for the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections, the Delhi high court was informed on Wednesday. When asked, an official in Delhi CEO office did not share the status of the report but said that the “directions of the court …

Maharashtra polls: 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc's EVM concerns
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3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

EVMs make poll process suspect, says Kharge
4 months ago

EVMs make poll process suspect, says Kharge

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Congress working Committee met on Friday in the national capital under party president Mallikarjun Kharge. About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was “beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation”. Free and fair elections are a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious …

EC outreach: Choice for ‘aggrieved candidates’ to pick and check EVMs
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results
9 months, 1 week ago

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has received 11 requests for memory verification of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails from the recently concluded Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. While eight requests were received for the Lok Sabha elections, including three each from the BJP and Congress, three requests were for the Assembly polls, according to a statement …

'ECI should announce reward for hacking EVMs': Congress leader Pratap Khachariyawas again beats the dead horse
9 months, 4 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 …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
11 months, 1 week ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will pass orders today on petitions seeking complete verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. During the hearing, the bench also orally expressed reservations about the manual counting process, saying that human interventions can lead to problems. As per the current practice, the ECI randmoly verifies the …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
11 months, 1 week ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will pass orders today on petitions seeking complete verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. During the hearing, the bench also orally expressed reservations about the manual counting process, saying that human interventions can lead to problems. As per the current practice, the ECI randmoly verifies the …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
11 months, 1 week ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will pass orders today on petitions seeking complete verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. During the hearing, the bench also orally expressed reservations about the manual counting process, saying that human interventions can lead to problems. As per the current practice, the ECI randmoly verifies the …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
11 months, 1 week ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will pass orders today on petitions seeking complete verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. During the hearing, the bench also orally expressed reservations about the manual counting process, saying that human interventions can lead to problems. As per the current practice, the ECI randmoly verifies the …

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

EVMs Gave Extra Votes To BJP In Kerala: Prashant Bhushan Tells SC, Court Asks ECI To Explain
11 months, 2 weeks ago

EVMs Gave Extra Votes To BJP In Kerala: Prashant Bhushan Tells SC, Court Asks ECI To Explain

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing the plea seeking 100% cross verification of VVPATs with EVMs. Advocate Prashant Bhushan Appearing for Association for Democratic Reforms told the Supreme Court that at least four electronic voting machines erroneously registered votes in favour of BJP during mock polling in Kasaragod on Wednesday, April 17. According to the news report cited in …

‘Don’t try to bring down system like this’: SC on 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Don’t try to bring down system like this’: SC on 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the criticism of Electronic Voting Machines and the calls for reverting to ballot papers, stating that the electoral process in India is a "humongous task," and efforts should not be made to "bring down the system." The top court was hearing a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification of the votes cast …

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 …

EC responds to Jairam Ramesh’s concern on VVPATs, says have ‘full faith’ in EVMs
1 year, 2 months ago

EC responds to Jairam Ramesh’s concern on VVPATs, says have ‘full faith’ in EVMs

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission on Friday dismissed concerns raised by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail stating the commission has “full faith” in using the electronic voting machines in the elections. Currently, VVPAT slips of five randomly selected polling stations of every assembly constituency or assembly segment are tallied with the electronic count of the corresponding control units …

ECI dismisses Jairam Ramesh's concerns on VVPATs, asserts full faith in EVMs
1 year, 2 months ago

ECI dismisses Jairam Ramesh's concerns on VVPATs, asserts full faith in EVMs

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on January 5 dismissed concerns raised by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail saying there were “no new assertions or reasonable and legitimate” doubts which require “further clarifications”. On Friday the ECI letter, signed by Pramod Kumar Sharma, Principal Secretary in the Election Commission, said that “Rule …

Election Commission issues notice to AAP over social media posts against PM Modi
1 year, 4 months ago

Election Commission issues notice to AAP over social media posts against PM Modi

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to the Aam Aadmi Party for making “disparaging” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its social media handle. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, party national media in-charge and Rajya Sabha member Anil Baluni and party leader Om Pathak were part of the delegation which had approached the EC with …

Election Commission should clarify doubts on EVMs, say Opposition parties
2 years 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
2 years 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 …

Delhi HC issues notice to ECI on AAP's plea seeking to conduct MCD polls with EVMs
3 years ago

Delhi HC issues notice to ECI on AAP's plea seeking to conduct MCD polls with EVMs

India TV News  

Delhi HC issues notice to ECI on AAP's plea seeking to conduct MCD polls with EVMs The EVMs are compatible with VVPAT. Highlights Delhi HC issued a notice to ECI on AAP's plea seeking to conduct MCD polls with EVMs. The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India and the Delhi State Election …

Why EVMs with VVPATs can’t be used in Delhi civic polls, asks HC
3 years ago

Why EVMs with VVPATs can’t be used in Delhi civic polls, asks HC

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday asked the State Election Commission why Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail cannot be used for the civic polls in Delhi. Ruling Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Saurabh Bhardwaj has filed a plea seeking directions for the use of VVPAT machines for the polls to rule out chances of tampering. …

EVM-VVPAT Security Breached in Assam & Bengal: Yes, It Is Alarming
3 years, 11 months ago

EVM-VVPAT Security Breached in Assam & Bengal: Yes, It Is Alarming

The Quint  

Now if we take the Karimgunj incident, the first possibility may fit here – of replacing the polled EVM-VVPAT with a new 'stuffed' EVM-VVPAT which has votes in favour of a particular political party already punched in. A political party may only gain if it replaces the original polled EVM-VVPAT with a 'stuffed' one. But all polled EVM-VVPAT are sealed …

EVM-VVPAT Security Breached in Assam & Bengal: Yes, It Is Alarming
3 years, 11 months ago

EVM-VVPAT Security Breached in Assam & Bengal: Yes, It Is Alarming

The Quint  

Now if we take the Karimgunj incident, the first possibility may fit here – of replacing the polled EVM-VVPAT with a new 'stuffed' EVM-VVPAT which has votes in favour of a particular political party already punched in. A political party may only gain if it replaces the original polled EVM-VVPAT with a 'stuffed' one. But all polled EVM-VVPAT are sealed …

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 …

EVM ‘tampering’: activists send legal notice to foreign microchips makers
5 years, 8 months ago

EVM ‘tampering’: activists send legal notice to foreign microchips makers

The Hindu  

Amid apprehensions about the credibility of electronic voting machines, Pune-based civic activist Maruti Bhapkar has issued legal notice through noted lawyer and rights activist Asim Sarode to the Arizona-based Microchip Technology Inc. and Renesas Electronics headquartered in Tokyo on the alleged EVM manipulation in the recent general election. “By studying these agreements or contracts, we can also determine the degree …

Prakash Ambedkar-led VBA claims EVMs are easily manipulated, demands Assembly elections in Maharashtra using ballot papers
5 years, 9 months ago

Prakash Ambedkar-led VBA claims EVMs are easily manipulated, demands Assembly elections in Maharashtra using ballot papers

Firstpost  

The Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi on Tuesday demanded that upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra be held through ballot papers discarding EVMs Mumbai: Alleging that EVMs are being manipulated, the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi on Tuesday demanded that upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra be held through ballot papers. Even technologically advanced countries like the USA and Spain which invented EVMs have started using …

Chief EVM conspiracy theorist of AAP now has a new conspiracy theory against Election Commission
5 years, 9 months ago

Chief EVM conspiracy theorist of AAP now has a new conspiracy theory against Election Commission

Op India  

After attacking the Election Commission of India over allegations of EVM tampering and deletion of names from the voter list, the Aam Aadmi Party has come up with another charge against the constitutional body. On 31st May, AAP MLA from Greater Kailash Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that the EC is planning to dissolve to Delhi Assembly ahead of its tenure and …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Odisha Congress Candidate Shot at By Assailants in Berhampur
5 years, 10 months ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Odisha Congress Candidate Shot at By Assailants in Berhampur

News 18  

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 LIVE Updates: A day after opposition parties knocked on the doors of the Election Commission saying they don’t trust EVMs and demanded verification of VVPAT slips before counting, the poll panel will hold an internal meeting today. The development comes a day after the EC dismissed allegations that the voting machines used in …

Lok Sabha poll, May 22: As it happened
5 years, 10 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 …

AAP volunteer tweets clip on EVM 'hack': Sharing unverified news while questioning EC weakens Opposition's narrative
5 years, 10 months ago

AAP volunteer tweets clip on EVM 'hack': Sharing unverified news while questioning EC weakens Opposition's narrative

Firstpost  

Sharing verified news at this time, such as on EVM tampering, damages the gravity of the Opposition far more than the Election Commission and parties they are attempting to question. On Tuesday, two days before the counting of votes begins for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and a day after the exit polls, 22 Opposition parties submitted a memorandum before …

EVM transfer allegations: EC refutes Opposition claim that voting machines being moved around unprotected before counting day
5 years, 10 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 …

Opposition leaders meet to discuss forming non-NDA front, to move EC for VVPAT-EVM tally
5 years, 10 months ago

Opposition leaders meet to discuss forming non-NDA front, to move EC for VVPAT-EVM tally

Firstpost  

Top Opposition leaders met in Delhi on Tuesday, ahead of the Lok Sabha poll results on 23 May, to discuss the possibility of a non-NDA alliance staking claim to government formation. New Delhi: Top Opposition leaders met in Delhi on Tuesday, ahead of the Lok Sabha poll results on 23 May, to discuss the possibility of a non-NDA alliance staking …

AAP goes insane, alleges that there will be attempts to open strong rooms and manipulate or replace EVMs
5 years, 10 months ago

AAP goes insane, alleges that there will be attempts to open strong rooms and manipulate or replace EVMs

Op India  

As the Lok Sabha elections inch towards a finale, political parties eagerly await the results that will divulge their fate. From ‘Muslims’ to ‘EVMs’ to floating the ‘election should be cancelled’ theory, AAP is busy trying different tricks up its sleeves. The party claims they have information that their political opponents will “attempt to open strong rooms housing EVMs to …

Congress delegation meets EC over EVMs, other issues
5 years, 10 months ago

Congress delegation meets EC over EVMs, other issues

The Quint  

New Delhi, May 3 A Congress delegation on Friday met the Election Commission and requested it to provide details of each Electronic Voting Machine and polling stations to ensure transparency during the counting of votes on May 23 after the end of the Lok Sabha elections on May 19. After meeting the EC, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was …

Opposition parties to move SC again to seek verification of 50% of VVAPT votes
5 years, 11 months ago

Opposition parties to move SC again to seek verification of 50% of VVAPT votes

Live Mint  

Persisting with their doubts over the credibility of EVMs, several opposition parties Sunday said they will move the Supreme Court again to seek verification of at least 50% of the polled votes against VVAPT slips. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of "programming" the electronic voting machines to win the Lok Sabha polls, while his Andhra …

EVM malfunctioning row: Opposition to approach SC again to demand verification of 50% votes with VVPAT slips
5 years, 11 months ago

EVM malfunctioning row: Opposition to approach SC again to demand verification of 50% votes with VVPAT slips

Firstpost  

Opposition parties on Sunday held a meeting to discuss the issue of EVM malfunctioning and said they will approach the Supreme Court again to demand that at least 50 percent of paper trails be verified with EVMs. New Delhi: Opposition parties on Sunday held a meeting to discuss the issue of EVM malfunctioning and said they will approach the Supreme …

Opposition parties to approach SC again to demand verification of 50 pc votes by paper trails
5 years, 11 months ago

Opposition parties to approach SC again to demand verification of 50 pc votes by paper trails

India TV News  

Opposition parties Sunday held a meeting to discuss the issue of EVM malfunctioning and said they will approach the Supreme Court again to demand that at least 50 per cent of paper trails be verified with EVMs. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who Saturday met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora to raise the issue of EVM malfunctioning, said …

Lok Sabha Polls: Oppn demands matching of 50% of EVM results with VVPATs
6 years, 1 month ago

Lok Sabha Polls: Oppn demands matching of 50% of EVM results with VVPATs

India TV News  

Leaders of at least 23 opposition parties approached the Election Commission on Monday and sought redressal of the issue of alleged tampering of electronic voting machines and demanded the poll panel ensure that 50 per cent of EVM results are matched and cross-checked with voter verifiable paper audit trails before declaration of results in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. "If …

EVM hacking charge: CEC Sunil Arora says India 'won't be intimidated, bullied' into going back to ballot papers
6 years, 2 months ago

EVM hacking charge: CEC Sunil Arora says India 'won't be intimidated, bullied' into going back to ballot papers

Firstpost  

Three days after self proclaimed cyber expert Syed Shuja claimed that EVMs could be hacked, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said there is no way the country will be “intimidated, bullied or coerced” into going back to the ballot paper system. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday said there is no way the country will be “intimidated, bullied or …

EVMs are perfectly fine, says Nitish
6 years, 2 months ago

EVMs are perfectly fine, says Nitish

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday defended Electronic Voting Machines, saying it was “perfectly fine” and suggested that there will not be any problem if voter verifiable paper audit trails are made available at every polling stations. Amid raging debate over EVMs, which Opposition leaders have been critical of, Mr. Kumar said he was not in agreement with the …

'Perfectly fine': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar dismisses allegations over credibility of EVMs
6 years, 2 months ago

'Perfectly fine': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar dismisses allegations over credibility of EVMs

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday batted for Electronic Voting Machines and said they are “perfectly fine”. Catch all the latest news about Lok Sabha elections 2019 HERE On Tuesday, the Congress demanded that the Election Commission address the "very serious" issues raised at a London presser by a self-proclaimed cyber expert on the functioning of EVMs. The opposition …

Why is BJP afraid of ballot box, asks AAP
6 years, 2 months ago

Why is BJP afraid of ballot box, asks AAP

The Hindu  

Reiterating its allegation that Electronic Voting Machines can be tampered with, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday questioned the Centre for sticking with EVMs instead of opting for paper ballots to conduct elections. Referring to a press conference in London on Monday where a self-proclaimed cyber expert said EVMs had been rigged for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, AAP leader …

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 …

Telangana Election Results: Congress alleges EVM manipulation, demands 100% counting of VVPAT slips
6 years, 3 months ago

Telangana Election Results: Congress alleges EVM manipulation, demands 100% counting of VVPAT slips

Firstpost  

As the Congress was leading in only 22 of the 99 seats it contested in the 7 December polls, its state unit President Uttam Kumar Reddy said there was a ‘strong’ suspicion that the Electronic Voting machines had been manipulated. Hyderabad: Congress, appeared heading for a big loss in Telangana assembly elections, on Tuesday raised suspicion of EVM manipulation and …

EC sends notice to AAP over election funding declaration
6 years, 6 months ago

EC sends notice to AAP over election funding declaration

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Election Comission on Tuesday served a show cause notice on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, warning of action over alleged irregularities in its election funding declaration. The poll panel referred to a Central Board of Direct Taxes order from earlier this year and said that the party has not accounted for ₹ 13.16 crore …

ECI convenes all-party meet on August 27; EVM issue to dominate
6 years, 7 months ago

ECI convenes all-party meet on August 27; EVM issue to dominate

India TV News  

ECI convenes all-party meet on August 27; EVM issue to dominate Lok Sabha elections 2019: Sources in the ECI said the meeting is not restricted to the issue of electronic voting machines but is part of its annual calendar to meet stakeholders. Lok Sabha elections 2019: To discuss preparations for the Lok Sabha elections 2019, the Election Commission of India …

Aaj ki Baat August 3 episode: Why are 17 Opposition parties demanding for replacement of EVMs with ballots
6 years, 7 months ago

Aaj ki Baat August 3 episode: Why are 17 Opposition parties demanding for replacement of EVMs with ballots

India TV News  

Aaj ki Baat August 3 episode: Why are 17 Opposition parties demanding for replacement of EVMs with ballots A joint meeting will be held on Monday, which will be followed by a debate in Parliament, and then a joint delegation will meet the Election Commission. A concerted move has begun among 17 Opposition parties, as disparate as Congress and Aam …

Opposition parties rally against EVMs, ask Election Commission to revert to paper ballots for 2019 polls
6 years, 7 months ago

Opposition parties rally against EVMs, ask Election Commission to revert to paper ballots for 2019 polls

Firstpost  

As many as 16 parties including Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Trinamool Congress came together on Monday to raise concern against electronic voting machines. As many as 16 parties including Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Trinamool Congress came together on Monday to raise concern against electronic voting machines. “Till the time the issue of EVM tampering …

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