EC Says No Mismatch in VVPAT, EVM Counting in Maharashtra
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EC Says No Mismatch in VVPAT, EVM Counting in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: In a blow to the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Election Commission on Tuesday rejected the opposition alliance’s claims of VVPAT counting and votes polled in Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections. The commission clarified that paper slips from 1,445 VVPAT units were counted across all 288 assembly segments on November 23, with no discrepancies found between the VVPAT slips and the corresponding EVM numbers. According to the Supreme Court rules and the Election Commission, it is mandatory to count the VVPAT slips of five randomly selected polling stations per assembly constituency and to match them against the numbers in EVMs. The Chief Election Officer of Maharashtra issued a statement saying all five VVPAT slips at each assembly segment were to be counted to match them with the numbers in the EVM.

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Maharashtra polls: 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc's EVM concerns
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1 week, 5 days 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 …

VVPAT verification done but Oppn ups ante over EVMs
1 week, 5 days ago

VVPAT verification done but Oppn ups ante over EVMs

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Amid large-scale protests by the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which has alleged manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines during the recent assembly elections, the Election Commission of India has said the mandatory a VVPAT slip count in five randomly selected polling stations in each assembly constituency had been conducted on November 23, and the outcome matched the results delivered by …

Maharashtra election: No VVPAT-EVM mismatch found, says EC amid MVA's allegations
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1 week, 6 days ago

Maharashtra election: No VVPAT-EVM mismatch found, says EC amid MVA's allegations

Hindustan Times  

There were no mismatch found in any of the VVPAT slips matching with their concerned Electronic Voting Machine numbers, Chief Election Officer of Maharashtra - S Chockalingam - said on Tuesday amid intense debate in the opposition camp over the credibility of following their defeat in the recent Maharashtra assembly elections. Maharashtra's Solapur district has emerged as the epicentre of …

No EVM-VVPAT mismatch found, says Maharashtra’s Chief Election Officer amid Opposition’s allegations
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1 week, 6 days 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 …

'No Mismatch Between VVPAT Slips And EVM': Poll Body Clarifies Amid Oppn's Claim During Maharashtra Poll
1 week, 6 days ago

'No Mismatch Between VVPAT Slips And EVM': Poll Body Clarifies Amid Oppn's Claim During Maharashtra Poll

ABP News  

"During the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 as per Supreme Court of India and Election Commission of India guidelines, 5 VVPAT slips at each assembly segment were to be counted, to match it with the numbers in EVM. In all 288 assembly segments, a total number of 1445 VVPAT slips were counted on the same day of counting, which was 23rd …

No discrepancy in VVPAT slips in Maharashtra polls: Election Commission
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1 week, 6 days ago

No discrepancy in VVPAT slips in Maharashtra polls: Election Commission

India Today  

The Election Commission of India has confirmed that no discrepancies were found during the mandatory counting of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections. The VVPAT slip counting process, mandated by the ECI, involved selecting five polling stations from each assembly constituency through a lottery system. According to the reports received from all 36 …

Election Commission refutes Opposition's claims of VVPAT discrepancy in Maharashtra polls: 'No mismatch found'
1 week, 6 days ago

Election Commission refutes Opposition's claims of VVPAT discrepancy in Maharashtra polls: 'No mismatch found'

India TV News  

Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024: The Election Commission said on Tuesday denied the Opposition's charge of discrepancy in VVPAT verification of votes in recently held Maharashtra assembly polls, saying that "no mismatch found in any VVPAT voter slips with their EVM numbers." No discrepancy found As per Supreme Court of India and Election Commission of India guidelines, the poll officials must …

Maharashtra polls: ECI denies EVM discrepancies as Opposition continues to question election integrity
1 week, 6 days ago

Maharashtra polls: ECI denies EVM discrepancies as Opposition continues to question election integrity

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday released a statement denying claims of discrepancies in electronic voting machines and mismatched tallies between EVM and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. The ECI explained that it is mandatory to count the VVPAT slips from five randomly selected polling stations per state assembly constituency and assembly segment. “Accordingly, VVPAT slip count …

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

NDA Ahead in 227 Seats, INDIA bloc in 137: EC
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA Ahead in 227 Seats, INDIA bloc in 137: EC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday was ahead with leads in 227 parliamentary seats out of 392 for which trends were available, with the opposition INDIA bloc ahead in at least 137, Election Commission data showed.BJP alone was leading on 187 seats and won Surat uncontested, while Congress was ahead in 70 seats at 9:45 am. Counting of votes …

Counting the people’s verdict in democracy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Counting the people’s verdict in democracy

New Indian Express  

Counting of EVM votes After 30 minutes of the commencement of postal ballot counting, the EVM counting can start. If the total number of counting tables is 14, in the first round of counting, the first control unit for the assembly election used at polling station No 1 is given to table number 1 and the first control unit used …

All set for counting in Haveri, says Deputy Commissioner Raghunandan Murthy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

All set for counting in Haveri, says Deputy Commissioner Raghunandan Murthy

The Hindu  

Deputy Commissioner of Haveri and Returning Officer for the Haveri Lok Sabha constituency Raghunandan Murthy has said that the district administration had completed all arrangements for the counting of votes of the Lok Sabha elections at the Government Engineering College at in Haveri on June 4. Addressing a press conference after reviewing the arrangements at the college at Devagiri in …

EVM-VVPAT case: What are the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s verdict?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

EVM-VVPAT case: What are the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s verdict?

The Hindu  

While refusing a revival of paper ballots, the Supreme Court on April 26 upheld the electronic voting machine polling system and underscored the need to “exercise care and caution” when raising questions about the integrity of the electoral process. In its 2013 ruling in the case of Subramanian Swamy v. Election Commission of India, the Court held that “a paper …

Human error can occur in EVM-VVPAT system: Supreme Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Human error can occur in EVM-VVPAT system: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Human errors are possible in the Electronic Voting Machine-Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail system of polling, the Supreme Court acknowledged in a judgment on April 26. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said the sole instance of discrepancy it could find in the EVM-VVPAT system occurred as close as in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “On verification, …

BJP welcomes SC verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP welcomes SC verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party welcomed Friday’s Supreme Court judgment where the apex court affirmed the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines and their integration with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails while rejecting petitions that demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on EVMs with the VVPATs or going back to the ballot paper system. Union minister of state for law & justice …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
7 months, 4 weeks 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
7 months, 4 weeks 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
7 months, 4 weeks 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
7 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Supreme Court Likely To Pass Direction On Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally Tomorrow
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Likely To Pass Direction On Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally Tomorrow

News 18  

The Supreme Court is likely to pass directions or seek clarification over a batch of public interest litigations seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to mandatorily cross-verify the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. In April 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the ECI to increase the VVPAT slips from one Electronic …

What is the EVM-VVPAT verification issue before the Supreme Court? | Explained
8 months ago

What is the EVM-VVPAT verification issue before the Supreme Court? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court on April 18 reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines during the elections. To determine the percentage of VVPAT machines’ slips that need to be counted to verify the accuracy of a poll, the ECI in …

Over 4 Crore VVPAT Slips Verified, No Mismatch Ever Found; EVM Tampering Impossible : ECI Tells Supreme Court
8 months ago

Over 4 Crore VVPAT Slips Verified, No Mismatch Ever Found; EVM Tampering Impossible : ECI Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that no mismatch has been detected ever between the votes counted in the Electronic Voting Machines and the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. The ECI said that it has matched the EVM votes with more than 4 crore VVPAT slips and no instance of mismatch has been found so …

Supreme Court hearing on EVM-VVPAT: Impossible to tamper with EVMs at any stage, ECI tells SC
8 months ago

Supreme Court hearing on EVM-VVPAT: Impossible to tamper with EVMs at any stage, ECI tells SC

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India assured that it is impossible to tamper with electronic voting machines “at any stage” even as the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on Thursday on pleas that 97 crore registered voters in the country have a right to a more transparent electoral system, with or without EVMs. ‘Cumbersome process’ The EC said it would take …

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule
8 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 …

Reforms needed in the voting process | Explained
8 months ago

Reforms needed in the voting process | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court has decided to hear petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips with the vote count as per Electronic Voting Machines. Second, invalid votes that were a bane of paper ballots and also a bone of contention during counting process have been eliminated through EVMs. These include random allocation …

SC to hear pleas for VVPAT cross-verification today
8 months, 1 week ago

SC to hear pleas for VVPAT cross-verification today

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for April 16 to consider a series of petitions requesting cross-verification of votes cast with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta deferred petitions related to Electronic Voting Machines to next Tuesday, amid preparations for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls commencing on April 19. The …

How SC pushed the VVPAT transparency envelope so far
8 months, 1 week ago

How SC pushed the VVPAT transparency envelope so far

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: When the Supreme Court recently sought responses from the Election Commission of India and the Centre on a plea seeking full count of VVPAT slips in polls, several political parties saw in it an important first step to make the election process free and fair. At present, VVPAT paper slips of only five randomly-selected EVMs in each assembly …

SC assures to list pleas to cross-verify EVM-VVPAT vote count before Lok Sabha polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC assures to list pleas to cross-verify EVM-VVPAT vote count before Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 3 has agreed to list a series of petitions seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to mandatorily cross-verify the count in Electronic Voting Machines with votes verifiably recorded as cast by counting all Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The petitions have sought a complete count of …

Supreme Court seeks ECI, Centre's response on plea to count all VVPAT slips
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks ECI, Centre's response on plea to count all VVPAT slips

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of India and the BJP-led central government on a petition seeking the complete counting of all Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail paper slips in the general elections. Read here: Congress again asks Election Commission for meeting on EVMs, VVPATs The petition further challenged the commission's guidelines that mandates VVPAT …

SC seeks responses from EC, Centre on plea for complete count of VVPAT slips
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC seeks responses from EC, Centre on plea for complete count of VVPAT slips

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Election Commission and the Centre on a plea seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips in polls as opposed to the current practice of verification of only five randomly-selected EVMs through VVPAT paper slips. The top court, on April 8, 2019, had ordered the poll …

VVPAT verification : Supreme Court Issues Notice to Election Commission on plea to cross-verify EVM and VVPAT counts
8 months, 3 weeks ago

VVPAT verification : Supreme Court Issues Notice to Election Commission on plea to cross-verify EVM and VVPAT counts

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission on a writ petition seeking a direction to mandatorily cross-verify the count in Electronic Voting Machines with votes verifiably recorded as cast by counting all Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. Ms. Rathi argued for a complete count of VVPAT slips in elections as opposed to the current practice …

Supreme Court seeks Election Commission reply on plea for complete count of VVPAT slips
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks Election Commission reply on plea for complete count of VVPAT slips

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Election Commission and the Centre regarding a petition seeking a complete count of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail slips in elections, contrasting with the current practice of verifying only five randomly chosen EVMs through VVPAT paper slips. On April 8, 2019, the Supreme Court instructed the Election Commission to …

Supreme Court seeks responses from EC, Centre on plea for complete count of VVPAT slips
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks responses from EC, Centre on plea for complete count of VVPAT slips

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Election Commission and the Centre on a plea seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips in polls as opposed to the current practice of verification of only five randomly-selected EVMs through VVPAT paper slips. The Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail is an independent vote verification …

Supreme Court notice to Election Commission on plea to count all VVPAT slips
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court notice to Election Commission on plea to count all VVPAT slips

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission on a petition seeking the counting of all Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail paper slips in elections, instead of verifying only five randomly selected Electronic Voting Machines in each assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the poll …

'Important first step': Congress after SC seeks EC response on 'complete count' of VVPAT slips
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Important first step': Congress after SC seeks EC response on 'complete count' of VVPAT slips

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday hailed as an "important first step" the Supreme Court's notice to the Election Commission and the Centre on a plea seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips and said the matter should be decided before the Lok Sabha polls commence. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "The Supreme Court …

Congress again asks Election Commission for meeting on EVMs, VVPATs
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh writes to CEC requesting time for INDIA bloc to express its view on VVPAT slips
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh writes to CEC requesting time for INDIA bloc to express its view on VVPAT slips

The Hindu  

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has written to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar requesting that a delegation of Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance be given an appointment so that they can forward their views on voter verifiable paper audit trail slips. In his letter to Mr. Kumar, written on December 30 but made public on January 2, Mr. Ramesh said …

Power Games | Ahead of battle 2024, INDIA allies to discuss EVM, VVPAT on Dec 19
1 year ago

Power Games | Ahead of battle 2024, INDIA allies to discuss EVM, VVPAT on Dec 19

New Indian Express  

The fourth meeting of the INDIA partners is scheduled to be held in Delhi on December 19. Sources said that one of the key issues to be discussed at this meeting will be the reliability of the electronic voting machines and need for increased tallying of the voter verifiable paper audit trail to ensure that the votes go to the …

Union Budget: Nearly Rs 1,900 cr allocated for buying EVMs
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget: Nearly Rs 1,900 cr allocated for buying EVMs

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Nearly Rs 1,900 crore has been allocated in the Union Budget to the Union Law Ministry to buy electronic voting machines ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. "The provision is meant for providing funds to the Election Commission for procurement of ballot units, control units and voter verifiable paper audit trial units and ancillary expenditure on EVMs …

Munugode: Parties edgy over counting of votes
2 years, 1 month ago

Munugode: Parties edgy over counting of votes

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Five hours or perhaps six at the most, That is what the months-long hard work of the candidates, political parties and their workers at the Munugode Assembly constituency, will boil down to on ‘Super Sunday’. Chief electoral officer Vikas Raj on Saturday said that all arrangements were in place for secure and smooth counting of votes and declaration of …

Fearing misuse of EVMs, Cong wants counting of VVPAT slips
2 years, 1 month ago

Fearing misuse of EVMs, Cong wants counting of VVPAT slips

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Raising concerns over misuse of EVMs in the Munugode byelection, the Congress demanded that the result be declared only after physical counting of all VVPAT slips. In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, TPCC senior vice-president G. Niranjan said that the alleged audio of a conversation between four TRS legislators and three mediators released by Chief Minister …

Assembly Elections| 'Let Counting Go On As Per Established Practice': Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In VVPAT Plea
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly Elections| 'Let Counting Go On As Per Established Practice': Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In VVPAT Plea

Live Law  

Refusing to give urgent listing tomorrow for a plea which sought Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail verification in more polling booths and VVPAT verification before the counting of the votes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon said "let counting go on as per established practice, procedures and law".After the Election Commission of India said that it is following the judgment. …

Assembly Elections: EVM is No Issue Now, More Than 315 Crore Voters Have Used It, Says CEC Sushil Chandra
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly Elections: EVM is No Issue Now, More Than 315 Crore Voters Have Used It, Says CEC Sushil Chandra

News 18  

The use of electronic voting machines is no issue now, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said on Saturday, asserting that there is a sense of pride that India has developed a machine which gives accurate and faster results. Responding to a question on parties losing elections questioning the credibility of EVMs, Chandra said, ”EVM is no issue now.” ”EVM is …

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