Evening briefing: Farooq Abdullah calls EVMs ‘theft machines’; Robert Vadra reacts to BJP's ‘sidelined’ jibe, more news
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Evening briefing: Farooq Abdullah calls EVMs ‘theft machines’; Robert Vadra reacts to BJP's ‘sidelined’ jibe, more news

Hindustan Times  

National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah warned voters in the union territory about potential fraud involving EVMs and VVPAT, urging them to remain vigilant against manipulations in Electronic Voting Machines. When you go to the EVM booth, you should check the lights on it.” Dig deeper National Conference president Farooq Abdullah. More news: Political parties maintain vigil at strong rooms with sealed EVMs Businessman Robert Vadra on Sunday responded to the BJP's jibe that the “Rahul Gandhi camp” in the Congress party was sidelining both Vadra and his wife, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Dig deeper Latest News 11 Bangladeshi nationals including three minors held in Tripura: Police Dig deeper Rajnath Singh makes PoK promise; Farooq Abdullah says Pakistan not ‘wearing bangles’ Dig deeper India News ‘Mulayam Singh blessed me…’: PM Modi's sharp attack at SP, Congress in UP rally Dig deeper Manoj Tiwari's daughter Rhiti joins BJP, says, 'Nadda sahab saw something in me' Dig deeper Trending Charlie Munger, vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, died on November 28, 2023. Dig deeper Business News With the World Bank planning to come out with its first Business Ready report in September this year, the commerce ministry has started working on the international trade topic in detail to further push India's ranking, an official said.

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Fact Check: Viral Video Doesn't Show BJP Workers ‘Stealing EVMs In Nagpur’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Viral Video Doesn't Show BJP Workers ‘Stealing EVMs In Nagpur’

ABP News  

The Verdict: Misleading The Nagpur deputy district election officer confirmed that a zonal election officer’s car carried unused reserve EVMs. However, we found that the viral video actually shows a zonal election officer’s car in Nagpur being attacked by a group of people over allegations that the officer was carrying EVMs used for polling in the elections. Furthermore, Logically Facts …

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

Home Minister alleges EVMs hacked selectively in Maharashtra polls

The Hindu  

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

‘EVM is a theft machine’: Farooq Abdullah attacks PM Modi, warns of VVPAT fraud
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘EVM is a theft machine’: Farooq Abdullah attacks PM Modi, warns of VVPAT fraud

Hindustan Times  

National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday warned the voters in the union territory against EVM and VVPAT fraud, urging them to be vigilant when it comes to manipulations in the Electronic Voting Machines. Farooq Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Terming EVMs as “theft machines”, the former J&K chief minister …

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 …

EVM manipulation row: Opposition cries foul but bureaucrats defend system, say hacking is not possible
5 years, 10 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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

EVMs are perfectly fine, says Nitish
6 years, 1 month 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 …

Electronic Voting Machines could be hacked, but casting aspersions on instrument without proper proof is unjustified
6 years, 2 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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

‘EVM-like’ device used by AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj selling on Amazon for Rs 1,700
7 years, 10 months ago

‘EVM-like’ device used by AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj selling on Amazon for Rs 1,700

India TV News  

Yes, you read it right. As per the description available on the website, “This kit is an effort to design a prototype of an electronic EVM which stores the user data. Amazon DIY EVM The description also says that electronic voting machines have now replaced the traditional mechanism of voting due to several advantages like security, automatic counting etc. Yesterday, …

Can you trust the vote machine?
15 years, 6 months ago

Can you trust the vote machine?

Hindustan Times  

These are the headquarters of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, one of the two state-owned companies that manufacture the electronic voting machine — a shoebox-sized device on which rests the efficacy of electoral politics in this nation with 714 million registered voters. Their simplicity is their strength —the Indian EVM is simply not sophisticated enough to hack into — but their …

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