An year before 2024 elections, opposition start whining about EVMs
1 year, 8 months ago

An year before 2024 elections, opposition start whining about EVMs

Op India  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the opposition parties have started the familiar attack on electronic voting machines. On Thursday, 23rd March 2023, the opposition parties held a joint meeting and decided to approach the election commission to raise their concerns over using EVMs to conduct elections. Congress leader Digvijay Singh, Independent Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal, Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav, Shiv Sena member Anil Desai, and BRS member K Keshav Rao were among those who attended the meeting of leaders of opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha, which was called upon by NCP supremo Sharad Pawar. In the media interaction after this meeting, Sharad Pawar said, “We just raised certain questions and we expect a reply from the Election Commission.” Congress leader and former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Digvijay Singh said that all opposition parties have opposed the Election Commission’s idea to use remote EVMs to enable migrant voters to vote in elections. All political parties present here agree that we need to ask this from the EC and that the suspicions in our mind should be done away with” All political parties present here agree that we need to ask this from the EC and that the suspicions in our mind should be done away with: Congress MP Digvijaya Singh pic.twitter.com/V8yr0nhHZZ — ANI March 23, 2023 Kapil Sibal said, “It is a fact that no other country in the world uses EVMs for voting.

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Are Congress’s EVM allegations a legitimate concern or a strategic diversion?
5 days, 21 hours ago

Are Congress’s EVM allegations a legitimate concern or a strategic diversion?

The Hindu  

After the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the echoes of alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulation has once again reverberated through political spaces, particularly from the Congress party and its allies. The Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s strong demand to reintroduce ballot papers by replacing the EVM highlights a recurring scepticism about the established electoral process. Understanding how much people trust EVMs provides crucial …

Omar Abdullah slams ally Congress over EVM charge: ‘When you get hundred plus seats…’
1 week, 1 day ago

Omar Abdullah slams ally Congress over EVM charge: ‘When you get hundred plus seats…’

Live Mint  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dismissed the Congress' objection to the Electronic Voting Machines and said “if you have problems with the EVMs, then you should be consistent in those problems.” Omar Abdullah made the remarks while speaking to news agency PTI. “You can't accept election results when you win, and blame EVMs when you lose,” said Jammu …

EC files police case over X user’s EVM claim
3 weeks, 1 day ago

EC files police case over X user’s EVM claim

Hindustan Times  

The Mumbai Cyber Police, on Saturday, filed an FIR against a social media user Syed Shuja for allegedly spreading misinformation about tampering of electronic voting machines after receiving a complaint from Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer. Earlier, the Election Commission of India had also filed an FIR against Shuja with the Delhi Police for similar reasons, a senior ECI official said …

'EVMs fine if you win, tainted if you lose': Supreme Court
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Sharad Pawar to form legal team to examine ‘EVM tampering’ concerns
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Sharad Pawar to form legal team to examine ‘EVM tampering’ concerns

The Hindu  

Noting the concerns of both party leaders and booth-level workers regarding the reliability of electronic voting machines, Nationalist Congress Party-SP chief Sharad Pawar has decided to form a legal team to analyse allegations that the machines were tampered with. NCP-SP candidates appealed to Mr. Pawar to petition the Election Commission or a court to seek permission to examine the EVM …

SC berates politicians’ flip-flop on EVMs, junks PIL to return to ballot system
3 weeks, 6 days 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 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 …

EVMs in India are 'black box', nobody allowed to scrutinise them: Rahul Gandhi
6 months, 1 week ago

EVMs in India are 'black box', nobody allowed to scrutinise them: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 16 said EVMs in India are a “black box” which nobody is allowed to scrutinise, and asserted that “serious concerns” are being raised about transparency in India’s electoral process. “Democracy ends up becoming a sham and prone to fraud when institutions lack accountability,” Mr. Gandhi said and tagged a media report which claimed that …

Elon Musk vs ex-Union Minister over EVMs, Rahul Gandhi jumps in too
6 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk vs ex-Union Minister over EVMs, Rahul Gandhi jumps in too

India Today  

Former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has pushed back against billionare tech magnate Elon Musk's comments on electronic voting machines, labelling them as a "huge sweeping generalisation" without basis. Elon Musk, in a post on X, had raised concerns about electronic voting machines, suggesting they should be eliminated due to the potential risk of being hacked by humans or AI, even …

'Eliminate' EVMs: X Chief Elon Musk Cites 'High' Risk Of Hacking By Humans Or AI
6 months, 1 week ago

'Eliminate' EVMs: X Chief Elon Musk Cites 'High' Risk Of Hacking By Humans Or AI

ABP News  

Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk has called for the elimination of electronic voting machines, citing concerns over potential hacking threats by humans or artificial intelligence. Kennedy, highlighting the issue on social media, wrote: “Puerto Rico’s primary elections just experienced hundreds of voting irregularities related to electronic voting machines, according to the Associated Press. Puerto Rico’s Elections See Voting Irregularities …

Elon Musk Calls For ‘Eliminating’ EVMs, Cites 'Risk Of Being Hacked By Humans, AI'
6 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk Calls For ‘Eliminating’ EVMs, Cites 'Risk Of Being Hacked By Humans, AI'

News 18  

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday called for eliminating electronic voting machines citing that these machines could be hacked by humans or artificial intelligence. The Puerto Rican elections commission announced earlier this Tuesday that it is reevaluating its contract with a US electronic voting company after it found scores of discrepancies in voting following the island’s heated primaries. …

'ECI should announce reward for hacking EVMs': Congress leader Pratap Khachariyawas again beats the dead horse
6 months, 2 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 …

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 …

EVM VVPAT case: Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking 100% cross verification
7 months, 3 weeks ago

EVM VVPAT case: Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking 100% cross verification

Hindustan Times  

Pleas for 100% verification of EVM-VVPAT: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected petitions seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. The apex court also said a request for verification of the microcontroller of EVMs can be made within seven days of the declaration of election results upon payment of fees. VVPAT-EVM …

Political carnival, fest of democracy
8 months ago

Political carnival, fest of democracy

Hindustan Times  

The world’s largest festival of electoral democracy begins today. Today, 1,625 candidates are seeking a mandate from 102 constituencies across 21 states: Among the big states, Tamil Nadu will elect all its 39 MPs in this phase. REUTERS/Amit Dave At stake is a third consecutive term for the BJP and the legacy of its mascot, Narendra Modi, who is seeking …

EVMs sent to 1,698 polling booths in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
8 months ago

EVMs sent to 1,698 polling booths in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency

The Hindu  

Electronic Voting Machines have been transported to the polling stations located in the six Assembly segments in the Kanniykaumari Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday. Mr. Sridhar informed, there were 1,698 polling booths in total and 8,152 polling officials and presiding officials were deployed to work in the booths on the day of election. 650 polling booths would have a volunteer …

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 …

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,” …

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 …

Ahead of 2024 polls, EC starts awareness programme on EVMs
11 months ago

Ahead of 2024 polls, EC starts awareness programme on EVMs

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the election commission has started a nationwide awareness programme on Electronic Voting Machine and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail to provide citizens with a first-hand experience of the voting process and familiarity with the machines. The programme includes outreach and awareness activities in 3,464 assembly constituencies spread across 613 districts in 31 states …

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 …

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 …

EVMs can neither be hacked nor tampered with, ECI tells SC
1 year, 3 months ago

EVMs can neither be hacked nor tampered with, ECI tells SC

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has assured the Supreme Court that Electronic Voting Machines can neither be hacked nor tampered with. In an affidavit spanning over 450 pages, the EC said EVMs are “totally stand-alone machines having one-time programmable chips”. “The existing VVPAT enables electors to check whether their votes have gone to the candidate of their choice… Further there …

EVMs used in Karnataka had not been deployed in South Africa: EC rebuts Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

EVMs used in Karnataka had not been deployed in South Africa: EC rebuts Congress

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Thursday said that no electronic voting machines used in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly poll had been deployed in South Africa as alleged by the Congress and asked the party to “publicly expose” the “sources” that spread such false information. The poll body was responding to charges made by Congress MP and general secretary in-charge of …

Bangladesh to scrap EVMs and conduct general polls with paper ballots
1 year, 8 months ago

Bangladesh to scrap EVMs and conduct general polls with paper ballots

Live Mint  

The Bangladesh Election Commission said that Electronic Voting Machines will not be used in the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections scheduled for January 2024. Therefore, all 300 parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh would see the use of paper ballots and transparent ballot boxes" BEC Secretary Jahangir Alam said. BEC Secretary further informed that paper ballots and transparent ballot boxes would be used …

Election Commission should clarify doubts on EVMs, say Opposition parties
1 year, 9 months 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
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Remote Voting Machine: Why India Needs to Adopt a Careful and Considered Approach - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

Remote Voting Machine: Why India Needs to Adopt a Careful and Considered Approach - News18

News 18  

The Election Commission last month invited national and state parties to discuss the use of Remote Voting Machines. One of the primary concerns posed by remote voting machines is their potential violation of the Model Code of Conduct, which is a set of guidelines that must be followed during the election period to ensure free and fair elections in any …

No proposal to use remote EVMs in upcoming election: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 10 months ago

No proposal to use remote EVMs in upcoming election: Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

The government on Friday said that there was no proposal to use remote Electronic Voting Machines in any upcoming elections. According to the Election Commission, it has not proposed to introduce the RVM for the upcoming elections in the country, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said told the Lok Sabha. The Election Commission had said that the remote EVMs would …

​Remote EVM for Those Who Moved Base? Opposition Parties Give ‘No Trust Vote’ to EC’s Plan
1 year, 11 months ago

​Remote EVM for Those Who Moved Base? Opposition Parties Give ‘No Trust Vote’ to EC’s Plan

News 18  

Are you among those 45.36 crore people who have moved out of their homes for work or education and so can’t vote? THE ECI’S IDEA RVM is essentially a modified version of the existing EVM and allows migrated voters to exercise their franchise in their home constituency elections on the day of polling from their current residence. Speaking to News18 …

Opposition questions need for remote voting machines for migrants after RVM demo
1 year, 11 months ago

Opposition questions need for remote voting machines for migrants after RVM demo

India TV News  

Opposition parties on Monday urged the Election Commission to address the issue of urban uninterestedness towards the poll process. "No opposition party wants to see the demonstration of a remote voting machine. The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister said he felt that there would be no RVM demonstration till there is a consensus on the issue of RVMs. "The idea …

EC invites all political parties for demonstration of prototype Remote EVM
1 year, 11 months ago

EC invites all political parties for demonstration of prototype Remote EVM

India TV News  

The Election Commission has invited all recognised national and state political parties on January 16 to demonstrate the functioning of the multi-constituency prototype Remote EVM. Earlier, a concept note was circulated amongst political parties highlighting the challenges of defining domestic migrants, implementation of Model Code of Conduct, ensuring secrecy of voting, facility of polling agents for identification of voters, process …

Election Commission to demonstrate remote voting machine to parties on January 16
1 year, 11 months ago

Election Commission to demonstrate remote voting machine to parties on January 16

The Hindu  

The Election Commission will showcase the remote electronic voting machine prototype for migrant voters to representatives of political parties on January 16. The letter states that they have been invited for a "discussion on improving voter participation of domestic migrants using remote voting." Terming counting of votes cast at remote booths and their transmission to the returning officer in other …

Has anomalies, Opposition will oppose, says Digvijay Singh on Remote EVMs at poll body meet
1 year, 11 months ago

Has anomalies, Opposition will oppose, says Digvijay Singh on Remote EVMs at poll body meet

India Today  

As many as sixteen opposition parties, including Congress, have unanimously decided to oppose the implementation of remote electronic voting machines in elections for migrant labourers. The meeting was held at the Constitution Club, a day ahead of the Election Commission of India's meeting to demonstrate the concept of Remote EVMs for migrant voters to elect their representatives. Senior Congress leader …

Barking up the wrong tree
1 year, 11 months ago

Barking up the wrong tree

The Hindu  

In a welcome move, the Election Commission of India has announced its intention of introducing remote voting across the country — a facility to enable voters who are residents elsewhere to vote in their home constituencies. The EC proposes using isolated remote voting machines, which are multi-constituency extensions of the extant EVMs, to enable voting from remote locations. There is …

How do remote electronic voting machines work?
1 year, 11 months ago

How do remote electronic voting machines work?

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has proposed a new voting system for domestic migrants. It will be done through the remote electronic voting machines or RVMs. The Election Commission says these RVMs can handle multiple constituencies, up to 72, from a single remote polling booth. Once the voter is verified and marked eligible for remote voting, a multi-constituency remote polling …

Ayes and nays: The Hindu Editorial on Remote Electronic Voting Machines for domestic migrants
1 year, 11 months ago

Ayes and nays: The Hindu Editorial on Remote Electronic Voting Machines for domestic migrants

The Hindu  

Given the regional variations in demographic trends and economic opportunities, India has a high rate of migration, which doubled in the census decade of 2001-2011. The Election Commission of India has now proposed a mechanism to facilitate remote voting for domestic migrants. The Remote Electronic Voting Machine prototype can be used for up to 72 constituencies simultaneously from a single, …

Remote voting for migrants will bolster democracy in India
1 year, 11 months ago

Remote voting for migrants will bolster democracy in India

Hindustan Times  

The pursuit of inclusion and accessibility in India’s 70-year-old history of democratic elections has taken a significant step with the Election Commission’s decision to pilot remote voting for millions of internal migrants. Remote voters will exercise their choice on the remote BU, and the vote will be captured with the state code, and constituency and candidate numbers, in the remote …

Explained | Will migrants be able to vote remotely?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Will migrants be able to vote remotely?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Election Commission of India said on December 28 that it was ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants through newly devised remote electronic voting machines so that the voter does not have to travel to their home State or district to cast their vote. In its 2015 order on a plea seeking voting opportunities …

Opposition divided on remote voting machines for migrants
1 year, 11 months ago

Opposition divided on remote voting machines for migrants

The Hindu  

A day after the Election Commission announced that it has developed a prototype of a multi-constituency remote electronic voting machine for migrant workers and invited political parties to see the working of the machine, the Opposition parties on Friday were divided on the proposed move. While the Janata Dal–United and Telugu Desam Party welcomed the EC’s initiative, parties like the …

ECI develops Remote EVM to enable remote voting for domestic migrants
1 year, 11 months ago

ECI develops Remote EVM to enable remote voting for domestic migrants

Op India  

To address the issue of low voter turnout due to voters not living in their constituencies due to various reasons like work, study etc, the Election Commission of India has proposed to introduce a remote voting facility for such outstation voters. The ECI has developed a new Electronic Voting Machine for remote voting, based on the currently used EVM, and …

Congress opposes remote voting for migrant workers, calls for restoring trust in electoral system
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress opposes remote voting for migrant workers, calls for restoring trust in electoral system

The Hindu  

Opposing the Election Commission's proposal for a remote voting system for migrant workers, the Congress on Thursday said the move could seriously “undermine trust in the electoral system”. In a strongly worded statement, Congress general secretary for communication Jairam Ramesh said the EC should “restore trust in the electoral system with transparency and via honest engagement with the Opposition’s concerns”. …

ECI Develops Prototype to Enable Remote Voting for Domestic Migrants; All-party Meeting Called on Jan 16
1 year, 11 months ago

ECI Develops Prototype to Enable Remote Voting for Domestic Migrants; All-party Meeting Called on Jan 16

News 18  

The Election Commission of India is ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrant voters and students so they need not travel to their home states to vote. The ECI had developed a prototype, the Multi-Constituency Remote Voting Machine and has called an all-party meeting on January 16 to demonstrate the technology. “The migrant voter would thus need not travel …

Election Commission says ready with remote EVM which will enable migrants to vote outside their States
1 year, 11 months ago

Election Commission says ready with remote EVM which will enable migrants to vote outside their States

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday said that it has developed a prototype for a Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine which would enable remote voting by migrant voters. The commission said that a concept note has been circulated amongst political parties highlighting the challenges of defining domestic migrants, implementation of Model Code of Conduct, ensuring secrecy of voting, facility …

Opposition parties raise EVM bogey as exit polls suggest BJP winning UP
2 years, 9 months ago

Opposition parties raise EVM bogey as exit polls suggest BJP winning UP

Op India  

The counting for Assembly elections in five states that are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand, is scheduled for March 10. We may go to court against it but before that, I want to appeal to people to save the democracy,” Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said pic.twitter.com/FyLE0ywZgp — ANI March 8, 2022 SP Maurya, SP, alleged EVMs were …

Samajwadi Party tweets video of official admitting to lapse in EVM protocol ahead of UP poll results
2 years, 9 months ago

Samajwadi Party tweets video of official admitting to lapse in EVM protocol ahead of UP poll results

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Tuesday that Electronic Voting Machines were moved illegally in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi ahead of the counting of votes which will take place on March 10. Backing up the claim, the party tweeted a video on Wednesday morning in which Varanasi’s Commissioner Deepak Agarwal appears to be telling reporters that there was, indeed, a …

EVMs being tampered, says Akhilesh Yadav ahead of UP poll results
2 years, 9 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 …

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 …

EVM-VVPAT Security Breached in Assam & Bengal: Yes, It Is Alarming
3 years, 8 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 …

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