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EC lodges complaint against ‘EVM hacker’

Mumbai: Amidst wide-spread allegations regarding the tampering of electronic voting machines in the assembly polls held on November 20, in which the ruling Mahayuti alliance registered a resounding victory, police in Delhi and Mumbai have registered criminal cases against a social media user, Syed Shuja, who claimed that EVMs were tampered with by isolating their frequency. EC lodges complaint against …

Mumbai Maharashtra Evm

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 …

India Delhi Maharashtra Fir Evms Evm Official Shuja

3 weeks, 2 days ago

FIR against 'EVM hacker' Syed Shuja after India Today sting operation

India Today

The Maharashtra Cyber Police on Sunday filed an FIR against Syed Shuja, a self-proclaimed hacker, following a complaint by the Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra. The video, part of a sting operation by India Today TV, showed Shuja speaking to undercover reporters posing as representatives of a senior MP from the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance. pic.twitter.com/gJG8EE9DAQ — Wg Cdr Anuma …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

ECI seeks EVMs’ release amid ongoing election case against Suresh Gopi

New Indian Express

KOCHI: The Election Commission of India has sought the permission of the Kerala High Court to release the Electronic Voting Machines used in the Thrissur parliamentary constituency during the last general elections, currently under the custody of the Thrissur district election officer. The ECI clarified that the machines are not required for the adjudication of a petition filed by Binoy …

Election Eci Thrissur Gopi Suresh Gopi Evm

4 weeks ago

Maharashtra government formation Highlights: Assembly dissolved; Shinde appointed as caretaker chief minister

The Hindu

November 26, 2024 12:47 BMC issues statement refuting allegation on fair election by MNS candidate Mumbai’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issued an official statement on Tuesday over the allegations of unfair election and counting of votes made by an MNS candidate from Dahisar. How is this possible?” Responding to his allegations, the BMC released a statement on X …

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6 months, 1 week ago

"General, Omnibus Allegations": Orissa High Court Grants Bail To BJP MLA Prashant Jagdev In EVM Vandalisation Case

Live Law

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Prashant Jagdev, the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Khurda constituency, who was arrested last month for allegedly vandalising an Electronic Voting Machine and misbehaving with polling officials. While extending relief to the legislator, the Vacation Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra observed, "After going through the F.I.R., this Court finds …

Court Mla Fir Grants Bail Jagdev

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Morning briefing: Rahul Gandhi to appear before Bengaluru court today; CEC on EVM tampering accusations, and more

Hindustan Times

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will appear before a special court in Bengaluru on Friday, June 7, in connection with a defamation case filed by the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party for issuing allegedly defamatory Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday took a dig at those raising questions on Electronic Voting Machines saying the EVMs should be left to rest until …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Election results declaration will start by 1 p.m. in Andhra Pradesh, says CEO

The Hindu

Declaration of final results would start after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, for the simultaneous elections conducted for the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh, said Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena. The counting time for the subsequent rounds would reduce gradually, once the counting staff and election agents of political parties get familiar with the procedure, Mr. …

Assembly State Counting Rounds Meena Constituencies Evm Votes

7 months ago

YSRCP MLA gets relief from arrest till June 5 in EVM case

Hindustan Times

In a big relief to Ramakrishna Reddy, YSR Congress Party’s Macherla MLA in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district, the state high court on Thursday directed the police not to arrest him till June 5, in a case pertaining to destruction of an electronic voting machine inside a polling booth on May 13, people familiar with the matter said. Ramakrishna Reddy, who …

Video Case Leaders Reddy Tdp Arrest House Arrest

7 months ago

EVM damage case: high drama continues as A.P. police are yet to trace ‘runaway’ Macherla MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy

The Hindu

The high-voltage political drama over the whereabouts and possible arrest of Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, the incumbent ruling YSRCP Macherla legislator and contestant from the same constituency again, continues. In the backdrop of the issue kicking up a stink, YSRCP legislators Anil Kumar Yadav, who was contesting for the Lok Sabha from Narasaraopet, and Ambati Rambabu, Water Resources Minister and contestant …

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7 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Live Law

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during April 2024. Supreme Court Stays MP Administration's Decision To Deny Permission For Christian Prayer Meet Case Title: SURESH CARLETONS vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH., Diary No.- 16136 - 2024 Coram: Justices B.R. Karnataka's Plea For Drought Relief: Supreme Court Asks Union To Submit Inter-Ministerial Central Team's Report Case …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

The EVM-VVPAT case judgment is disappointing

The Hindu

“Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write.” — H.G. To ensure “counted as recorded”, we should tally the EVM count with the manual count of VVPAT slips for a statistically significant sample size of EVMs drawn at random from a suitably defined ‘population’ of EVMs. The Supreme Court did …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

EVM-VVPAT case: What are the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s verdict?

The Hindu

While refusing a revival of paper ballots, the Supreme Court on April 26 upheld the electronic voting machine polling system and underscored the need to “exercise care and caution” when raising questions about the integrity of the electoral process. In its 2013 ruling in the case of Subramanian Swamy v. Election Commission of India, the Court held that “a paper …

India Court Congress Lok Sabha Case Process Votes

7 months, 3 weeks ago

News wrap: Lok Sabha phase 2 polls conclude, Swiggy IPO, EVM-VVPAT case, Q4 result and more

Live Mint

News Wrap this Week: As we wrap up this week, a look at the top news headlines from April 21 to April 27. No 100% verification of EVM-VVPATs, says SC: 'Blindly distrusting poll process…’ The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines and their integration with VVPATs, dismissing all petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

EVM case | Justice Datta sees bid to undermine achievements of the nation

The Hindu

Supreme Court judge, Justice Dipankar Datta, in his separate opinion upholding the Electronic Voting Machine system, said constitutional courts should “nip in the bud” a “fast-developing” trend among “certain vested groups” to undermine the achievements of the nation earned through the hard work and dedication of its sincere workforce. It is only improvements in the EVMs or even a better …

Court Judge General Elections Justice Datta Evm Case

7 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 …

Court Verification Paper Voting Machines Trail Vvpat

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Prashant Bhushan bats for inheritance tax after losing the EVM battle, again

Op India

On Friday, notorious Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan came out in support of the controversial Inheritance Tax, and ‘advised’ Congress party to come to front foot on Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda. Prashant Bhushan’s comments on Inheritance Tax came when he lost the legal battle in the Supreme Court in the EVM case. In an X post, Bhushan said: “Congress …

India Congress Party Tax Court Wealth Congress Inheritance

7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Good Day': PM Modi Says SC Order A 'Tight Slap' On Those Trying To Malign EVMs

News 18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling in the EVMs-VVPAT case and said the order is a “tight slap” on those people who continuously tried to “malign EVM”. PM Modi further highlighted how every leader of the INDI alliance “committed the sin of creating doubts in the minds of the public regarding EVM” but the Supreme …

India Today Indi Vvpat Malign Evm

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 …

Supreme Court Court Verification Pti Supreme Request Vvpat

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 …

Supreme Court Court Poll Supreme Vvpat Evms Ballot Papers

8 months ago

EVM-VVPAT verification case | Cannot disclose ‘source code’ of EVMs, will result in misuse: Supreme Court

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Wednesday underscored that it cannot ask the Election Commission of India to disclose the source codes of the Electronic Voting Machines as it can result in its misuse. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta made the observation while hearing a batch of petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of the vote count in EVMs with …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Reforms needed in the voting process | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The Supreme Court has decided to hear petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips with the vote count as per Electronic Voting Machines. Second, invalid votes that were a bane of paper ballots and also a bone of contention during counting process have been eliminated through EVMs. These include random allocation …

Elections Process Votes Paper Eci Paper Ballots Vvpat

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,” …

India Elections Kerala Congress Election Lok Sabha Hindu

8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC assures to list pleas to cross-verify EVM-VVPAT vote count before Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on April 3 has agreed to list a series of petitions seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to mandatorily cross-verify the count in Electronic Voting Machines with votes verifiably recorded as cast by counting all Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The petitions have sought a complete count of …

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EC lodges complaint against ‘EVM hacker’

EC files police case over X user’s EVM claim

FIR against 'EVM hacker' Syed Shuja after India Today sting operation

ECI seeks EVMs’ release amid ongoing election case against Suresh Gopi

Maharashtra government formation Highlights: Assembly dissolved; Shinde appointed as caretaker chief minister

"General, Omnibus Allegations": Orissa High Court Grants Bail To BJP MLA Prashant Jagdev In EVM Vandalisation Case

Morning briefing: Rahul Gandhi to appear before Bengaluru court today; CEC on EVM tampering accusations, and more

Election results declaration will start by 1 p.m. in Andhra Pradesh, says CEO

YSRCP MLA gets relief from arrest till June 5 in EVM case

EVM damage case: high drama continues as A.P. police are yet to trace ‘runaway’ Macherla MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

The EVM-VVPAT case judgment is disappointing

EVM-VVPAT case: What are the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s verdict?

News wrap: Lok Sabha phase 2 polls conclude, Swiggy IPO, EVM-VVPAT case, Q4 result and more

EVM case | Justice Datta sees bid to undermine achievements of the nation

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

Prashant Bhushan bats for inheritance tax after losing the EVM battle, again

'Good Day': PM Modi Says SC Order A 'Tight Slap' On Those Trying To Malign EVMs

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

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

EVM-VVPAT verification case | Cannot disclose ‘source code’ of EVMs, will result in misuse: Supreme Court

Reforms needed in the voting process | Explained

A brief history of EVMs in India | Explained

SC assures to list pleas to cross-verify EVM-VVPAT vote count before Lok Sabha polls