Stop use of EVM, switch to ballot paper in forthcoming elections: Plea in Delhi HC
3 years, 5 months ago

Stop use of EVM, switch to ballot paper in forthcoming elections: Plea in Delhi HC

India TV News  

A petition was filed before the Delhi High Court seeking to stop the use of Electronic Voting Machine and use ballot paper in any forthcoming elections. Electronic Voting Machines have replaced the old ballot paper system in India, although many countries of the world; including England, France, Germany, Netherlands, and the United States have banned the use of EVMs," the petitioner advocate CR Jaya Sukin said. The Electronic Voting Machines must be replaced across India with traditional ballot papers as voting through ballot papers 1s a more reliable and transparent method for the electoral process of any country, the lawyer said. The lawyer, in its petition, also said that developed countries like the US, Japan, Germany, and others have rejected EVMs during elections, and have chosen the ballot system of voting.

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INDIA bloc divided over EVMs? After Omar, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee questions Congress
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1 week ago

INDIA bloc divided over EVMs? After Omar, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee questions Congress

Hindustan Times  

Amidst Congress’s ongoing allegations regarding the veracity of Electronic Voting Machines, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday reacted sharply against its ally and urged the grand old party to "show a demo" if they truly believe in the possibility of EVM tampering. The TMC MP from West Bengal's Diamond Harbour also dismissed claims made by Congress and others …

‘When you win, EVMs are not tampered’: Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections
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3 weeks, 6 days 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, …

‘We don't want EVMs': Kharge calls for campaign to bring back ballot papers in elections
3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘We don't want EVMs': Kharge calls for campaign to bring back ballot papers in elections

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday called for a ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ like campaign to mark the return of ballot papers in elections. "We don't want EVMs, we want ballot paper," he said at the party's Constitution Day event at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. After the Bharatiya Janata Party -led Mahayuti alliance swept the Maharashtra assembly elections by winning 230 out …

'EVMs Tampered When They Lose Not When They Win': SC On Politicians Questioning EVMs
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to paper ballots, cites advantages of EVMs
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to paper ballots, cites advantages of EVMs

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated a level of hypocrisy attached to criticism about Electronic Voting Machines, saying “EVMs are tampered when you lose and fine if you win”. The evangelist, appearing in person, said the Election Commission of India must be directed to disqualify candidates found distributing largesse, money, liquor during elections for at least five years. In April …

'EVMs tampered only when you lose?' Supreme Court rejects plea seeking paper ballots
3 weeks, 6 days 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
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Reddy says ‘spirit of democracy’ needs ballot papers, not EVMs
6 months ago

Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Reddy says ‘spirit of democracy’ needs ballot papers, not EVMs

Hindustan Times  

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, said that it was necessary for "upholding the true spirit of our democracy," that ballot papers be used instead place of Electronic Voting Machines, on Tuesday. On Monday, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Monday had also spoken up on the matter, emphasising that the Congress party had been constantly …

EVM Becomes A Matter Of Concern, Opposition Escalates The Fight Over It | ABP News
6 months ago

EVM Becomes A Matter Of Concern, Opposition Escalates The Fight Over It | ABP News

ABP News  

The genie of Electronic Voting Machine has come out of the bottle again in the country. Once again the demand for ballot paper in place of EVM has started rising. Actually, this debate started with an X post by the world's richest man Elon Musk. After his post, Rahul Gandhi of Congress, Akhilesh Yadav of SP and leaders of many …

Why did the Supreme Court set aside the first EVM-based election in India? | Explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did the Supreme Court set aside the first EVM-based election in India? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On May 19, 1982, the Election Commission of India introduced Electronic Voting Machines in the Paravur Assembly constituency in Kerala. Explained: A brief history of EVMs in India However, authoring the judgement for the Bench, Justice Ali wrote: “This is a very attractive argument, but on a closer scrutiny and deeper deliberation on this aspect of …

Read why Indian EVMs are totally safe, and how opposition peddles this falsehood of hacking to explain their electoral losses
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Read why Indian EVMs are totally safe, and how opposition peddles this falsehood of hacking to explain their electoral losses

Op India  

In one of the famous parables, “The Sky is Falling”, a chicken mistakes the thud of a falling acorn to be the ominous sound of falling sky. Therefore it is extremely crucial to put complete information in the public domain to help voters make up their minds on the authenticity of allegations leveled against EVMs whenever opposition parties lose an …

Supreme Court affirms sanctity of EVMs, paper trail system
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court affirms sanctity of EVMs, paper trail system

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bundle of petitions that demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails or a return to the ballot paper system, underlining that “EVMs are simple, secure and user-friendly” and that the “integrity of the electoral process earned over years cannot be chaffed and overridden …

INDI Alliance leaders committed sin of creating doubt on EVMs: PM Modi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

INDI Alliance leaders committed sin of creating doubt on EVMs: PM Modi

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA bloc over the Supreme Court decision rejecting the plea for 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes and said every leader of the opposition grouping has “committed the sin” of creating doubts in minds of people about Electronic Voting Machine and “their dreams have been shattered”. Booth capturing was very …

Pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips: SC asks ECI to explain process
8 months, 1 week ago

Pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips: SC asks ECI to explain process

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to explain to it the entire process of voting and counting through EVMs, after hearing a batch of pleas seeking 100% cross verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips. A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and also comprising Justice Dipankar Datta, asked the …

A brief history of EVMs in India | Explained
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A brief history of EVMs in India | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In 1982, the township of Paravur caught national media attention. Tamil Nadu’s Chief Electoral Officer at the time told The Hindu in a May 22 report “.besides prevention of certain malpractices and speeding the process of polling, there were certain other aspects which required detailed examination.” Problems included the storage of these machines, “sophisticated and fragile,” …

EVM critic Digvijaya Singh calls for ballot papers to be used in MP's Rajgarh: ‘Preparing for that’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

EVM critic Digvijaya Singh calls for ballot papers to be used in MP's Rajgarh: ‘Preparing for that’

Hindustan Times  

Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh, a known critic of electronic voting machines and an advocate of voting through ballot papers, on Sunday ‘proposed’ a way for voting to be conducted through ballots in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh parliamentary constituency, from where the grand old party has nominated him for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Digvijaya Singh “There is a way for elections …

Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers
9 months ago

Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers

Hindustan Times  

The senior citizens of Sector 28 A wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Delhi, on Friday, demanding the conduction of the upcoming 2024 general elections through ballot papers only as the results of most of the elections conducted through the electronic voting machines for the last decade are erroneous. Senior citizens of Chandigarh’s Sector 28 A write a …

EVM vs ballot paper: Pakistan’s ’rigged’, delayed results a lesson for India?
10 months, 1 week ago

EVM vs ballot paper: Pakistan’s ’rigged’, delayed results a lesson for India?

Live Mint  

After hours of counting votes, Pakistan has still not officially announced the results of the general election held on February 8. Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had said last year that he has "opposed voting by EVM since 2003". "If the elector gives the written declaration referred to in sub-rule of Rule 49MA, the Presiding Officer permits the elector to record …

EVMs creating ‘distrust’, why not vote through ballot papers, asks Akhilesh Yadav
1 year ago

EVMs creating ‘distrust’, why not vote through ballot papers, asks Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on December 15 pushed for the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines for voting, pointing out that the country should adopt the system practised in developed countries like the United States, Japan and Germany. A country like America, which is powerful in economy, conducts voting through ballot for months; a country like …

Why EVMs with VVPATs can’t be used in Delhi civic polls, asks HC
2 years, 9 months 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. …

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea For Replacing EVMs With Ballot Papers In All Forthcoming Elections, On August 3
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea For Replacing EVMs With Ballot Papers In All Forthcoming Elections, On August 3

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to August 3 the plea seeking directions on the Election Commission of India to stop using electronic voting machines and use ballot papers instead, in all forthcoming elections. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh adjourned the matter after Advocate CR Jaya Sukin, appearing as petitioner in …

'If Suggestion Comes, Maha Cabinet Will Decide': Ajit Pawar on Reintroduction of Ballot Papers for Elections
3 years, 10 months ago

'If Suggestion Comes, Maha Cabinet Will Decide': Ajit Pawar on Reintroduction of Ballot Papers for Elections

News 18  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the state cabinet will discuss and decide if a suggestion is made to it over framing a law to give electors the option of casting vote via ballot papers besides EVMs in some elections. His statement comes two days after Assembly Speaker Nana Patole asked the state legislature to frame a …

Law on ballot paper: Speaker tells Maharashtra to mull possibility
3 years, 10 months ago

Law on ballot paper: Speaker tells Maharashtra to mull possibility

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra government may propose a law to have ballot paper as an option for voters during local body and state Assembly elections. Officials from the state election commission that conducts local elections in the state said that the amendment in the laws related to local body elections can be made but not for state Assembly elections as it is …

Maharashtra speaker Patole calls for law for using ballot paper in polls
3 years, 10 months ago

Maharashtra speaker Patole calls for law for using ballot paper in polls

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Speaker Nana Patole on Tuesday said he has asked the state legislature to frame a law to give voters the option of using ballot papers besides EVMs in the local governing bodies' and state Assembly polls. Voting is a fundamental right and one should have the option of casting vote using ballot papers or EVM, he said. Representing the …

'No Machine Infallible': Plea In SC Seeks To Replace EVM's With Ballot Paper In Forthcoming Elections
4 years ago

'No Machine Infallible': Plea In SC Seeks To Replace EVM's With Ballot Paper In Forthcoming Elections

Live Law  

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to stop using electronic voting machine and use ballot paper instead for the forthcoming polls.The plea has averred that EVMs are more prone to error and several other countries have banned its use as doubts have been raised on its transparency & accuracy. A …

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