Order Counting Of EVM Paper Trails In Vengara, Gurudaspur Polls: Plea In SC [Read Petition]
7 years, 6 months ago

Order Counting Of EVM Paper Trails In Vengara, Gurudaspur Polls: Plea In SC [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to take urgent steps to count the entire paper trails coming out from the VVPATs of EVMs in the forthcoming byelection scheduled on October 11, 2017 in Punjab and Kerala.The petitioner Sabu Stephen, a social activist wants a comparison of the counts of paper trails with. A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to take urgent steps to count the entire paper trails coming out from the VVPATs of EVMs in the forthcoming byelection scheduled on October 11, 2017 in Punjab and Kerala. Voting is a statutory right under the Representation of People Act 1951 and fundamental rights in India under Article 19 to know the antecedent of the candidates contesting for the election. “The Representation of People Act 1951 and the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 cast a duty and responsibility to the Election Commision of India for a smooth and trustworthy electoral process.

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No EVM-VVPAT mismatch found, says Maharashtra’s Chief Election Officer amid Opposition’s allegations
Top News
3 months, 1 week 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
3 months, 1 week 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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3 months, 1 week 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 …

Stop misleading people about EVMs, accept poll mandate: Shinde tells Opposition
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Stop misleading people about EVMs, accept poll mandate: Shinde tells Opposition

New Indian Express  

Slamming the opposition, the Shiv Sena chief said, "When you win, there is no EVM scam, but the machine becomes bad when you lose. He said the opposition must accept the people's mandate that they have been decisively defeated. People have shown the opposition its place and proved that they don't vote for those who sit at home, the deputy …

Interview with S. Chockalingam, Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer: CEO clarifies about doubts on EVMs, voting numbers and other issues
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Interview with S. Chockalingam, Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer: CEO clarifies about doubts on EVMs, voting numbers and other issues

The Hindu  

Days after the announcement of Maharashtra Assembly election results, doubts are being raised about electronic voting machines, the voting numbers, the disparity between postal ballots and votes. Mock poll is conducted between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. in front of the polling agents appointed by the candidates, so they themselves can check if by pressing a particular button, the vote …

Maharashtra polls: Sharad Pawar claims 'difference in EVM votes' but admits lack of proof
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Sharad Pawar claims 'difference in EVM votes' but admits lack of proof

New Indian Express  

The recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections have sparked a wave of dissent among opposition parties, with allegations of irregularities in the use of electronic voting machines taking centre stage. The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory, winning 230 of the 288 seats, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi could only muster 46 seats. Sharad Pawar raises concerns Sharad Pawar, …

Maharashtra polls: In postal ballot, MVA and Mahayuti were neck and neck
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: In postal ballot, MVA and Mahayuti were neck and neck

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Amid the debate over voting through EVMs, data released by the Election Commission of India has revealed that in the counting of the 5.45 lakh postal ballots, the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi were neck and neck in terms of their leads in the 288 constituencies in the state assembly. The difference in seats between two alliances …

Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines. Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections. The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition …

Election results 2024: Counting of votes begins in Kerala
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Counting of votes begins in Kerala

The Hindu  

Voters in Kerala remain glued to television sets and social media platforms as the counting of votes polled in the April 26 Lok Sabha elections in the southern State began in counting halls across 20 centres on Tuesday morning. For constituency-wise real-time updates, visit our Election Results page The process kicked off with the counting of postal ballots at 8 …

India election results 2024: How will votes be counted?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India election results 2024: How will votes be counted?

Al Jazeera  

Here’s how votes for India’s Lok Sabha polls will be counted using EVMs on June 4. Here’s how vote counting for elections works: What time will votes be counted for India’s 2024 election? Since there are several assembly constituencies within a parliamentary constituency, vote counting for each assembly segment takes place in a single hall where 14 tables are set …

Watch | Decoding the EVM debate
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch | Decoding the EVM debate

The Hindu  

In this video, The Hindu’s Krishnadas Rajagopal, Sreeparna Chakrabarty, and Aroon Deep discuss the Supreme Court’s recent judgement and the technical nuances surrounding the VVPAT system. The Supreme Court, on April 26, upheld the electronic voting machine system of polling and dismissed a plea to revive paper ballots, stating that “blind distrust” of an institution or system fosters unwarranted skepticism …

EVM VVPAT verification case: Supreme Court Upholds Integrity of Electronic Voting Machines, Rejects Demand for 100% cross verification of votes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

EVM VVPAT verification case: Supreme Court Upholds Integrity of Electronic Voting Machines, Rejects Demand for 100% cross verification of votes

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India’s rejection of the demand for 100% verification of the paper trail left by the votes cast through electronic voting machines comes as no surprise, as there is no hard evidence that the current verification system suffers from any irremediable lacuna. This is not the first time that the Court has declined to interfere with the …

India’s top court rules out changes to vote counting process amid concerns over electronic voting machines
10 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s top court rules out changes to vote counting process amid concerns over electronic voting machines

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India's top court on Friday …

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

Supreme Court asks poll body to verify 'extra votes' to BJP in Kerala mock polls
11 months ago

Supreme Court asks poll body to verify 'extra votes' to BJP in Kerala mock polls

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to look into allegations that extra votes were recorded in favour of the BJP in EVMs during a mock poll in Kerala. The matter was brought to the Supreme Court's attention after advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms, cited a media report on the complaints …

Pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips: SC asks ECI to explain process
11 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 …

Fact Check: Was number of votes counted in EVMs more than votes polled in Varanasi in 2019? Here's truth
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fact Check: Was number of votes counted in EVMs more than votes polled in Varanasi in 2019? Here's truth

India TV News  

Fact Check: Was number of votes counted in EVMs more than votes polled in Varanasi in 2019? Here's truth A video is going viral on social media in which it is claimed the total votes counted by EVM in several Parliamentary constituencies during the 2019 General Elections exceeded the total votes polled. Several viral videos allege that in Varanasi the …

EVM critic Digvijaya Singh calls for ballot papers to be used in MP's Rajgarh: ‘Preparing for that’
11 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 …

EVM vs ballot paper: Pakistan’s ’rigged’, delayed results a lesson for India?
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Counting of votes begins in Telangana amid tight security
1 year, 3 months ago

Counting of votes begins in Telangana amid tight security

Firstpost  

As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray in the elections, including BRS chief KCR, his minister-son KT Rama Rao, TPCC president A Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar, D Arvind and Soyam Bapu Rao Counting of votes polled in the November 30 Telangana assembly elections began at 8.00 am on Sunday. A voter turnout …

Munugode: Parties edgy over counting of votes
2 years, 4 months 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, 4 months 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 …

Elections and vote counting are a transparent process, no question of EVM tampering: CEC Sushil Chandra
3 years ago

Elections and vote counting are a transparent process, no question of EVM tampering: CEC Sushil Chandra

Op India  

On Thursday, as the counting of votes is underway for the 2022 Assembly Elections in the states of Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra refuted the allegations of EVM tampering by the EC and affirmed that counting of votes is an absolutely transparent process. Authorised polling agents of the political parties are allowed to …

AIADMK objects to counting of postal ballots first
3 years, 10 months ago

AIADMK objects to counting of postal ballots first

The Hindu  

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Friday submitted a representation to the Chief Electoral Officer objecting to the counting of postal ballots before the counting of EVMs, a demand that was earlier put forth by the DMK. Referring to a representation by the DMK that sought for counting the votes polled through postal ballot before counting of votes …

Counting of Votes in Bihar Polls Done in Fair Manner, Says Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas
4 years, 4 months ago

Counting of Votes in Bihar Polls Done in Fair Manner, Says Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas

News 18  

Patna: Chief Electoral Officer H R Srinivas Thursday dismissed any irregularity in declaration of results in the Bihar polls, asserting all rules and guidelines of the Election Commission were strictly followed in the counting of postal ballots as well as allowing only the authorised persons to carry mobile phones inside the counting halls. Out of these 11 assembly seats, candidates …

Bihar election results likely to be out only by late-night: Election Commission
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar election results likely to be out only by late-night: Election Commission

Live Mint  

Addressing the media in the national capital, the Election Commission of India said that the counting of the votes in Bihar is underway. Deputy Election Commissioner Chandra Bhushan said the poll panel has not noticed any glitch so far during the vote counting. This time, it will take 35 rounds per assembly constituency to get the Bihar election results," he …

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 …

Debate over EVMs being tamper-proof continues
6 years, 3 months ago

Debate over EVMs being tamper-proof continues

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The debate over whether EVM’s are tamper-proof continues as people have been asking whether the system was accurate or there was a need for further improvement and whether a paper ballot should also be used along with it. The debate had Twitterati talking about it as they suspected that all the EVM’s had not been tamper-proof and there was …

Even in victory, Rahul Gandhi remains a sore loser
6 years, 3 months ago

Even in victory, Rahul Gandhi remains a sore loser

Op India  

Despite winning the Assembly elections in the three States of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, Congress does not seem to get past its old complaints of EVM tampering. Despite the Election Commission’s repeated assurance that EVM is a standalone machine which disables if any attempt of tampering is made, Congress remains unconvinced about its reliability. As soon as the results …

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 …

Karnataka election results: BJP should hold polls with ballot papers, says Uddhav Thackeray
6 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka election results: BJP should hold polls with ballot papers, says Uddhav Thackeray

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday challenged Bharatiya Janata Party to hold elections through ballot papers to clear doubts over the use of electronic voting machines. As votes for the Karnataka elections were counted and the BJP seemed set to emerge the single largest party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray agreed with Uddhav Thackeray. “If you trust yourself, …

Is the EVM controversy over in Gujarat?
7 years, 3 months ago

Is the EVM controversy over in Gujarat?

Live Mint  

New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Electronic voting machines came under fire in the run-up to the Gujarat elections, as opposition parties, particularly Congress, raised doubts over its authenticity. While the debate over the authenticity of EVMs has been on for nearly a year now, the Election Commission carried out counting of VVPAT paper slips in some polling stations in the just-concluded Gujarat and …

Gujarat Election Results 2017: 100 per cent match in random vote count on EVMs and paper trail
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat Election Results 2017: 100 per cent match in random vote count on EVMs and paper trail

India TV News  

Gujarat Election Results 2017: 100 per cent match in random vote count on EVMs and paper trail “There was a 100 per cent match in the results of the EVM and the slips produced by the paper trail machines,” the official of the election machinery said. There was a “100 per cent match” in the random vote count on EVMs …

Want ballots in 2018, not EVMs, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
7 years, 3 months ago

Want ballots in 2018, not EVMs, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Manvi: With elections to the assembly looming, the state government has decided to write to the Election Commission to do away with Electronic Voting Machines and opt for ballot papers. Recalling that the Congress had raised the possibility of EVMs being tampered with using Bluetooth technology in the Gujarat polls, he regretted that the Election Commission had called its fears …

Gujarat polls: After predicting 100 seats for Congress, Hardik Patel now demands use of ballot papers in place of EVMs
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat polls: After predicting 100 seats for Congress, Hardik Patel now demands use of ballot papers in place of EVMs

India TV News  

Gujarat polls: After predicting 100 seats for Congress, Hardik Patel now demands use of ballot papers in place of EVMs Expressing doubts over the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader today said that the issue should not be brushed aside. It seems that the prediction made by all the exit polls regarding the return …

Order Counting Of EVM Paper Trails In Vengara, Gurudaspur Polls: Plea In SC [Read Petition]
7 years, 6 months ago

Order Counting Of EVM Paper Trails In Vengara, Gurudaspur Polls: Plea In SC [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to take urgent steps to count the entire paper trails coming out from the VVPATs of EVMs in the forthcoming byelection scheduled on October 11, 2017 in Punjab and Kerala.The petitioner Sabu Stephen, a social activist wants a comparison of the counts of paper …

Whole world uses EVMs, you talk of ballot paper: Hazare slams Kejriwal
8 years ago

Whole world uses EVMs, you talk of ballot paper: Hazare slams Kejriwal

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmednagar : Slamming Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's for putting the onus on the Electronic Voting Machines, social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday told ANI that the use of ballot paper is time consuming and outdated. Explaining his statement he added, "First of all, the voters either sign or give finger prints on the ballot paper which is a time …

Counting will be transparent: CEO
10 years, 10 months ago

Counting will be transparent: CEO

The Hindu  

The counting of votes, scheduled for May 16, will be transparent as officials will come out with the latest tally at specified intervals, signing the votes in every round and declaring the numbers, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar said on Tuesday. Mr. Kumar was here to launch the training in the counting process for the returning officers, principal assistant returning …

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