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1 week, 4 days ago

Chirag Paswan slams Congress on EVM rigging claim: What about seats where you won?

Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Friday slammed the Congress and other INDIA bloc allies over the accusations of EVM-rigging, questioning the seats where the opposition candidates won in the polls. On being asked whether Paswan would contest the Bihar Assembly polls, he said, "My reason for coming into politics has been Bihar. ON CASTE-BASED POLITICS IN BIHAR Addressing questions on …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Yugendra Pawar among 11 Pune poll candidates seeking EVM verification

India Today

Eleven assembly poll candidates, including NCP 's Baramati nominee Yugendra Pawar, have applied to the district administration for verification of the microcontrollers in the Electronic Voting Machines used in their constituencies during the recent state Assembly elections. Across Pune district, applications have been submitted for the verification of microcontrollers in 137 EVMs, with a total payment of Rs 66.64 lakh. …

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‘Claims of increase in votes in last hour are fake’: Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer

Hindustan Times

Amidst large-scale allegations of EVMs being tampered with, the state chief electoral officer S Chockalingam on Saturday shot down claims that the machines can be manipulated at all. In an interview to Yogesh Naik he also dismissed allegations of candidates who claimed to have got zero votes in their area blaming malfunctioning EVMs for the same. Mumbai, India – Mar …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

EC invites Congress on December 3, assures review of Maharashtra voter turnout, EVM tampering concerns

India TV News

Noting that a transparent process is followed with the involvement of candidates and their agents at every stage of the voting process, the Election Commission has invited a Congress delegation to meet it on December 3 over its apprehensions concerning the voting percentage in Maharashtra elections. No discrepancy in voter turnout data: Election Commission Responding to the issue raised by …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”

India TV News

Maha Vikas Aghadi parties are not ready to accept the recent electoral mandate in Maharashtra. NCP founder Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met all defeated candidates on Wednesday and instructed them to file election petitions for matching EVM results with those of VVPATs. Probably Congress leaders forgot that in June, 2019, BJP had won all 7 Lok …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Faced with alleged EVM manipulation, MVA to launch mass campaign

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: After its crushing defeat in the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi has got down to the business of waging a war against EVMs. Faced with alleged EVM manipulation, MVA to launch mass campaign In separate meetings held by the MVA’s three parties on Tuesday, the issue of EVM transparency was the central focus. Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad …

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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 …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Maharashtra polls: MVA seeks EVM data; in self-introspection mode

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A day after its drubbing in the Maharashtra assembly elections, party leaders in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which included NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, said while they accept the results, they will seek more information and analyse the data of Electronic Voting Machines, before commenting on any possible malpractice. People are the most …

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Maharashtra assembly elections 2024: Congress workers attack car carrying EVM after Nagpur polling

India TV News

Tension prevailed in Nagpur after Congress workers allegedly flouted rules and attacked a vehicle carrying electronic voting machines to the stronghold. Attack on EVM transport vehicle Congress workers blocked and attacked a vehicle carrying EVMs in Nagpur's Madhya Nagpur district on Wednesday evening after polling for the Maharashtra Assembly elections ended. Claims of breach of protocol Congress workers alleged that …

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5 months, 1 week ago

EC outreach: Choice for ‘aggrieved candidates’ to pick and check EVMs

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued the technical Standard Operating Procedure and stipulated choices for aggrieved candidates, who have applied for Supreme Court-directed checking of Electronic Voting Machines for possible tampering post Lok Sabha and assembly results. In an official statement, the poll panel said that the aggrieved candidates, who have applied for checking, would be …

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5 months, 1 week ago

EC releases techincal SOPs to verify functioning of EVMs used in polls

Hindustan Times

The Election Commission on Tuesday released the technical standard operating procedure to be followed while checking and verifying the functioning of the electronic voting machines used after the declaration of election results. The process will allow candidates who get the second and the third highest votes in a parliamentary or assembly constituency to check and verify for themselves the firmware …

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5 months, 1 week ago

ECI releases SOP for EVMs burnt memory checking, verification with expanded choices for candidates

India TV News

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday released a Standard Operating Procedure for Electronic Voting Machines burnt memory checking and verification with expanded choices for candidates. It includes the selection of EVMs from any polling station in an assembly constituency, the mix and match of EVM units from any polling station, connecting BU-CU-VVPAT in any sequence and the option of …

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6 months ago

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results

The Hindu

The Election Commission of India has received 11 requests for memory verification of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails from the recently concluded Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. While eight requests were received for the Lok Sabha elections, including three each from the BJP and Congress, three requests were for the Assembly polls, according to a statement …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Kirtikar-Waikar vote-counting skirmish intensifies, ECI clarifies position

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The fight between the two Shiv Senas over alleged malpractices in vote-counting in Mumbai North West on June 4 intensified further on Sunday following media reports that the centre’s EVM had been accessed through a mobile phone by the winning candidate’s relative. Kirtikar-Waikar vote-counting skirmish intensifies, ECI official holds PC to clarify {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Election Commission …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Kirtikar-Waikar vote-counting skirmish intensifies, ECI clarifies position

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The fight between the two Shiv Senas over alleged malpractices in vote-counting in Mumbai North West on June 4 intensified further on Sunday following media reports that the centre’s EVM had been accessed through a mobile phone by the winning candidate’s relative. Kirtikar-Waikar vote-counting skirmish intensifies, ECI official holds PC to clarify The Election Commission of India lodged a …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Congress flags new rule barring counting agents at ARO tables on June 4, EC clarifies

Live Mint

Congress leader Ajay Maken on Saturday flagged the new rule that candidates' counting agents are not allowed at the Assistant Returning Officer tables during the vote counting process on June 4. I have contested 9 Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in the past- And this is happening for the first time.” The Congress MP called it an issue “bigger …

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6 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 …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

ECI refutes TMC's allegations of EVM tampering in West Bengal polls

India TV News

Hours after the Trinamool Congress party alleged that 'BJP tags' were found on 5 EVMs used for polling in Bankura's Raghunathpur, the Election Commission of India swiftly responded to the query. Taking to X, the Chief Electoral Office, West Bengal, addressed the allegations, refuting the claims of poll rigging posed by the TMC amid the sixth phase of polling across …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

EVM VVPAT case: What are Supreme Court's two directives? | Verdict highlights

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Friday, April 26, rejected pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail and said “blindly distrusting” any aspect of the system can breed unwarranted scepticism. EVM VVPAT case: Supreme Court issues two directives Justice Khanna directed the Election Commission of India to seal and store units used to …

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7 months, 4 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 …

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8 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh Election: Over 68% Turnout Amid Clashes, EVM Snags. Know Seat-Wise Voting Percentage

ABP News

Arunachal Pradesh assembly election on Friday witnessed clashes between supporters of two candidates near a polling station in the Bameng constituency, East Kameng district. Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2024: Seat-Wise Turnout The polling percentages varied across districts, with Kamle, Lower Subansiri, and Pakke Kessang recording high turnouts, while Siang and Papum Pare saw very low lower participation. Here is a …

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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 …

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1 year, 5 months ago

SC to consider plea seeking cross verification of EVM vote count with VVPAT

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Monday asked petitioner NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, to serve the Election Commission of India with a copy of their petition seeking a direction to cross-verify the vote count in Electronic Voting Machines with votes separately “recorded as cast” in the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. The present petition said the apex court had directed in …

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2 years, 1 month ago

BJP files complaint against Congress cadres camping outside EVM strong rooms

India TV News

Himachal Pradesh: Claiming that Congress members were violating election rules by camping outside EVM strong rooms the BJP's Himachal Pradesh unit filed a complaint with the state Chief Electoral Officer on Monday. BJP election cell co-convenor Dinesh Chouhan said his party candidates informed that Congress workers have pitched tents outside strong rooms, where EVMs are kept, at multiple places and …

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Chirag Paswan slams Congress on EVM rigging claim: What about seats where you won?

Yugendra Pawar among 11 Pune poll candidates seeking EVM verification

‘Claims of increase in votes in last hour are fake’: Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer

EC invites Congress on December 3, assures review of Maharashtra voter turnout, EVM tampering concerns

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”

Faced with alleged EVM manipulation, MVA to launch mass campaign

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

Maharashtra polls: MVA seeks EVM data; in self-introspection mode

Maharashtra assembly elections 2024: Congress workers attack car carrying EVM after Nagpur polling

EC outreach: Choice for ‘aggrieved candidates’ to pick and check EVMs

EC releases techincal SOPs to verify functioning of EVMs used in polls

ECI releases SOP for EVMs burnt memory checking, verification with expanded choices for candidates

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results

Kirtikar-Waikar vote-counting skirmish intensifies, ECI clarifies position

Kirtikar-Waikar vote-counting skirmish intensifies, ECI clarifies position

Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Congress flags new rule barring counting agents at ARO tables on June 4, EC clarifies

India election results 2024: How will votes be counted?

ECI refutes TMC's allegations of EVM tampering in West Bengal polls

EVM VVPAT case: What are Supreme Court's two directives? | Verdict highlights

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

Arunachal Pradesh Election: Over 68% Turnout Amid Clashes, EVM Snags. Know Seat-Wise Voting Percentage

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

SC to consider plea seeking cross verification of EVM vote count with VVPAT

BJP files complaint against Congress cadres camping outside EVM strong rooms