EVMs silence critics by passing Gujarat test with flying colours
7 years, 3 months ago

EVMs silence critics by passing Gujarat test with flying colours

Op India  

When the polling for the first phase of Gujarat election commenced, so did the conspiracy theories which alleged rampant EVM malfunctioning and hacking. Later, things were taken to the next level after controversial journalist Sagarika Ghose decided to spread amusing allegations about EVMs getting hacked via Bluetooth signals. — Preeti Sharma Menon December 18, 2017 The EVMs though now have a chance to hit back now after it has been reported that they have passed the Gujarat ‘test’ with flying colours. As reported, the Election Commission officials have claimed that random vote counts in 182 seats of the state and their corresponding VVPAT paper trail have proved to be a 100% match, which means that there was no discrepancy in what button the voter had pressed and what the EVM consequently registered in its system. This exercise of checking random vote counts was announced by the Election Commission to counter the allegations that the EVMs were manipulated in BJP’s favour.

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Courts ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable, tampering allegations baseless, says CEC Rajiv Kumar
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Courts ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable, tampering allegations baseless, says CEC Rajiv Kumar

The Hindu  

Courts have ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable and allegations of tampering are totally baseless, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday, rejecting claims by opposition parties about the voting machines being compromised. Delhi Assembly poll schedule LIVE updates "EVMs are commissioned only seven to eight days before polling day and candidates are kept informed through …

Fact Check: Video of 'hacker' claiming can tamper EVMs is from India Today sting
4 months ago

Fact Check: Video of 'hacker' claiming can tamper EVMs is from India Today sting

India Today  

Following the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti coalition’s massive win in the Maharashtra Assembly, where it bagged 235 of the 288 seats, several Opposition leaders started raising questions about EVM tampering. The man in the video call is Syed Shuja, a self-proclaimed cyber expert who claims to have worked with the Electronic Corporation of India Limited on EVM development from 2009 …

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

EVMs in India are 'black box', nobody allowed to scrutinise them: Rahul Gandhi
9 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 …

Fact-check | Misleading posts cast doubt over the credibility of EVMs
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact-check | Misleading posts cast doubt over the credibility of EVMs

The Hindu  

Even as the third phase of polling for the Lok Sabha election draws to a close, some on social media have been casting aspersions on the Electronic Voting Machines, the device used to electronically record and count votes cast in elections. “There were only 90 voters at a booth in Dima Hasao district of Assam, but 171 votes were cast …

Fact Check: Video Of Vote-Verification Procedure Shared To Allege ‘EVM Tampering By BJP’
11 months ago

Fact Check: Video Of Vote-Verification Procedure Shared To Allege ‘EVM Tampering By BJP’

ABP News  

The Verdict: False The video dates back to December 2022 and shows VVPAT slips being removed to further verify the vote count in Bhavnagar during the Gujarat polls. A video of some people removing paper slips from voting machines stored in a room is being shared with the claim that it shows tampering with the polling mechanism and ‘electoral fraud’ …

The News Minute, Onmanorama and Prashant Bhushan peddle false news about EVMs favouring BJP in Kasaragod mock polls
11 months, 1 week ago

The News Minute, Onmanorama and Prashant Bhushan peddle false news about EVMs favouring BJP in Kasaragod mock polls

Op India  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, attempts are being made to discredit the Electronic Voting Machines and create a sense of panic among the voters. On Wednesday, Onmanorama published a contentious report wherein it alleged that four Electronic Voting Machines erroneously registered votes in favour of the BJP during a mock poll in Kasaragod town in Kerala. “Three VVPAT machines …

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

Election Commission: EVMs error-free, scrutinised rigorously
5 years, 6 months ago

Election Commission: EVMs error-free, scrutinised rigorously

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday tried to allay concerns over safety of EVMs due to use of VVPATs and said that machines are constantly going through rigorous scrutiny. The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of …

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 …

In the first phase of polling itself, Congress rides the ‘EVM glitch’ bogey
5 years, 11 months ago

In the first phase of polling itself, Congress rides the ‘EVM glitch’ bogey

Op India  

On the first day of the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Congress has already started casting aspersions on the EVMs alleging them to be faulty. The party has sent 39 complaints to the Election Commission about glitches in the functioning of some polling booths in the six Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra where the polling was underway. In a statement issued …

The many claims of EVM tampering in India
6 years, 2 months ago

The many claims of EVM tampering in India

India Today  

Can electronic voting machines be hacked? His made two claims -- EVMs were rigged during 2014 Lok Sabha elections and BJP leader Gopinath Munde knew about his party's plan and thus was "murdered" by his own men. "We should revert to ballot papers unless the Election Commission is able to ensure that EVMs are foolproof and every possibility of their …

Stay alert, EVMs have mysterious powers in Modi's India: Rahul Gandhi tells Congress workers
6 years, 3 months ago

Stay alert, EVMs have mysterious powers in Modi's India: Rahul Gandhi tells Congress workers

India TV News  

Asking Congress workers to be vigilant against "EVM tampering", party president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that EVMs have mysterious powers in Modi's India. The Congress president reminded party workers how EVMs were transported in a vehicle without any registration number in MP and reached the collection centre 48 hours after the voting ended. In another incident, two polling officers …

Karnataka proposes EVM hackathon to check errors, restore faith in democracy
7 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka proposes EVM hackathon to check errors, restore faith in democracy

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Karnataka’s minister for information technology, biotechnology and tourism, Priyank Kharge, in a letter sent to the Election Commission of India on Tuesday, mooted a proposal to host an EVM challenge to test the machines for errors. Kharge’s letter to the ECI comes at a time when allegations of EVM rigging have been made, especially after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s …

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, Himachal election results: Former CECs call for an end to EVM bashing
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat, Himachal election results: Former CECs call for an end to EVM bashing

India TV News  

Former chiefs of Election Commission on Monday called to put an end to EVM bashing. EVM is a standalone machine, question of hacking doesn't arise," former Chief Election Commissioner of India, HS Brahma said on Monday. Both the Congress and the BJP are “guilty of attacking the EVMs”, Krishnamurthy said, pointing to a book written some years ago by BJP …

Gujarat Assembly Elections Results: EVMs 'real winner', bashing should stop now, says former CEC TS Krishnamurthy
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat Assembly Elections Results: EVMs 'real winner', bashing should stop now, says former CEC TS Krishnamurthy

Firstpost  

Former chief election commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said on Monday that electronic voting machines are the “real winner” in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections Hyderabad: Former chief election commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said on Monday that electronic voting machines are the “real winner” in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections and their “bashing” should stop now. When asked over the remarks in some …

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 …

Faulty EVM claims signal Congress has accepted defeat in first phase of Gujarat polls: PM Modi
7 years, 3 months ago

Faulty EVM claims signal Congress has accepted defeat in first phase of Gujarat polls: PM Modi

India TV News  

Faulty EVM claims signal Congress has accepted defeat in first phase of Gujarat polls: PM Modi "Congress has lost in the first round. Their leaders and cheerleaders are blaming EVMs, including saying they are hacked using using Bluetooth," Modi said while addressing a public rally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Congress has "lost" in Gujarat's first round …

Congress' complaint of EVM tampering through bluetooth baseless: Election Commission
7 years, 3 months ago

Congress' complaint of EVM tampering through bluetooth baseless: Election Commission

India TV News  

The Election Commission in Gujarat said today that an inquiry found that the apprehension about possible EVM tampering through bluetooth technology, raised by opposition Congress, was baseless. The device which the complainant's mobile phone detected after putting on bluetooth was not an Electronic Voting Machine but a mobile phone, carried by a polling agent, the commission said. Earlier, as voting …

Gujarat polls: From Bluetooth to WiFi, Congress' bizarre EVM charges betray a belief that BJP is invincible
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat polls: From Bluetooth to WiFi, Congress' bizarre EVM charges betray a belief that BJP is invincible

Firstpost  

A bravura performance to prove “EVM rigging by BJP” was recently staged by the Aam Aadmi Party amid much fanfare but though it was impressive in terms of theatrics and entertainment, very little was achieved by way of proof. In keeping with the trend, the Congress on Saturday created huge noise over ‘rigged EVMs’ that were apparently “connected to external …

Cong's claim of EVM tampering through bluetooth in Gujarat baseless: EC
7 years, 3 months ago

Cong's claim of EVM tampering through bluetooth in Gujarat baseless: EC

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: The Election Commission in Gujarat said on Saturday that an inquiry found that the apprehension about possible EVM tampering through bluetooth technology, raised by opposition Congress, was baseless. The device which the complainant’s mobile phone detected after putting on bluetooth was not an Electronic Voting Machine but a mobile phone, carried by a polling agent, the commission said. Earlier, …

Gujarat polls: Congress complains of EVM 'tampering' via Bluetooth in Porbandar booths; EC orders probe
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat polls: Congress complains of EVM 'tampering' via Bluetooth in Porbandar booths; EC orders probe

Firstpost  

Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia on Saturday complained of possible EVM tampering at three polling booths in a Muslim-dominated area of Porbandar claiming that some machines were found to be connecting to external devices via Bluetooth Ahmedabad: Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia on Saturday complained of possible EVM tampering at three polling booths in a Muslim-dominated area of Porbandar claiming that …

Gujarat election: With polling underway in first phase, voters complain of EVM, VVPAT glitches across state
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat election: With polling underway in first phase, voters complain of EVM, VVPAT glitches across state

Firstpost  

As of 12 pm on Saturday, Gujarat recorded 31 percent voting as in the first phase of the state Assembly election amid reports of EVM and VVPAT glitches As of 2 pm on Saturday, Gujarat recorded 40.47 percent voting as in the first phase of the state Assembly election amid reports of Electronic Voting Machine and VVPAT glitches. “We are …

Congress urges Election Commission to look into EVM glitches in Gujarat
7 years, 3 months ago

Congress urges Election Commission to look into EVM glitches in Gujarat

India TV News  

Congress urges Election Commission to look into EVM glitches in Gujarat "There are reports of EVM malfunctioning in several polling stations. Request the Election Commission to take necessary action immediately," Ahmed Patel said in a tweet. The Congress party on Saturday urged the Election Commission to look into the malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines as Gujarat began its first phase …

Gujarat polls: Amid EVM glitches, Ahmed Patel calls for immediate action
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat polls: Amid EVM glitches, Ahmed Patel calls for immediate action

Deccan Chronicle  

Ankleshwar : With reports of multiple faulty Electronic Voting Machines hitting the headlines in the very first hour of voting for the Gujarat elections, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Saturday requested quick action. Patel took to Twitter and said, "There are reports of EVM malfunctioning in several polling stations. Earlier in the day, the poll panel received several complaints …

Election Commission challenges parties to prove EVMs can be tampered, Kejriwal still sceptical
7 years, 11 months ago

Election Commission challenges parties to prove EVMs can be tampered, Kejriwal still sceptical

Firstpost  

On Wednesday, the EC has thrown an open challenge to political parties doubting the veracity of the recently conducted Assembly elections, especially in UP, where the BJP has secured a massive win. The political tug of war over the Electronic Voting Machines’ reliability doesn’t look like it’s going to end any time soon, despite Election Commission throwing an open challenge …

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