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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Not in my constituency: Samajwadi MLA on EVM tampering in Maharashtra polls

Days after securing a win in the Bhiwandi East seat, Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh dismissed the allegations of EVM tampering, saying that it didn't occur in his constituency. Despite the opposition’s concerns over rising voting percentages and the election's polarised nature, Shaikh dismissed the allegations of EVM tampering. According to voting data from Bhiwandi East, 49% of male voters …

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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

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, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024: What is the EC’s 2019 rule change for counting postal ballots and what are the Opposition’s concerns?

The Hindu

The counting of votes polled across 543 constituencies for the Lok Sabha elections has begun on June 4 with postal ballots. In a letter to the ECI, the Opposition leaders highlighted that the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 states that the Returning Officer has to begin the process of counting postal ballots first. For constituency-wise real-time updates, visit our Election …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-India propagandist Nitasha Kaul fearmongers about EVMs not counting votes

Op India

Ahead of the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, anti-India propagandist Nitasha Kaul shared a fictional story on Monday to cast aspersions on the integrity of the Electronic Voting Machines. Nitasha Kaul, who was previously invited by the Congress government in Karnataka to speak at a ‘Constitution and National Unity’ conference, claimed to have dreamt about EVMs not counting …

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7 months, 2 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 …

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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 …

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7 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 …

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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 …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Man tries to break EVM with axe

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: On the very day of the Supreme Court declining a plea to bring back paper ballots for the voting process by removing electronic voting machines, a youth in Maharashtra on Friday damaged the EVM machine with an axe at Biloli in Nanded district. According to police, 26-year-old Bhaiyyasaheb Edke had come to cast his vote at a polling booth …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP welcomes SC verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification

Hindustan Times

The Bharatiya Janata Party welcomed Friday’s Supreme Court judgment where the apex court affirmed the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines and their integration with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails while rejecting petitions that demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on EVMs with the VVPATs or going back to the ballot paper system. Union minister of state for law & justice …

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7 months, 3 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 …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

EVM wins again: SC rejects all petitions seeking 100% cross verification by VVPAT slips, refuses to allow paper ballots

Op India

On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed all petitions demanding a 100% verification of all votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails, or VVPATs, and going back to paper ballots. Justice Khanna delivered the verdict, stating that the court had thoroughly studied the procedures and technical factors and hence dismissed the request for 100% verification of …

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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 …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Opposition 'INDIA' bloc leaders should apologise after apex court's verdict on EVMs: PM

New Indian Express

PATNA: Hours after the Supreme Court’s judgement on Electronic Voting Machines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the opposition ‘INDIA’ bloc to apologise to the people for allegedly instilling doubts in their minds about the authenticity of the machines and demanding return to the ballot paper system. The Supreme Court earlier rejected the plea for 100 percent verification of …

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8 months ago

Supreme Court Likely To Pass Direction On Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally Tomorrow

News 18

The Supreme Court is likely to pass directions or seek clarification over a batch of public interest litigations seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to mandatorily cross-verify the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. In April 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the ECI to increase the VVPAT slips from one Electronic …

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8 months ago

Accessible elections still a dream for disabled voters in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

While ramps and wheelchairs were provided, complete accessibility to cast vote was still not achieved for the disabled community in the first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections that was held in Tamil Nadu on Friday. “The polling officer had to help me and my privacy to cast my vote was lost,” he said. Despite access audits of the polling …

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8 months, 1 week ago

EVM-VVPAT issue: Supreme Court to hear pleas for 100% votes verification today | Key points

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 16, will hear a batch of petitions seeking cross-verification of the votes cast with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. Supreme Court to hear EVM-VVPAT plea: Top points A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, which could not take up the pleas related to Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs, said it would consider …

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8 months, 1 week ago

How to cast your vote using EVM

India Today

In modern democracies, the right to vote is a fundamental aspect of citizenship, empowering individuals to actively participate in shaping the governance of their nation. If you're gearing up to cast your vote using an EVM, here's a comprehensive step-by-step guide to help you navigate through the process smoothly: STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE: On the day of the election, make sure to …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks ECI, Centre's response on plea to count all VVPAT slips

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of India and the BJP-led central government on a petition seeking the complete counting of all Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail paper slips in the general elections. Read here: Congress again asks Election Commission for meeting on EVMs, VVPATs The petition further challenged the commission's guidelines that mandates VVPAT …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

VVPAT verification : Supreme Court Issues Notice to Election Commission on plea to cross-verify EVM and VVPAT counts

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission on a writ petition seeking a direction 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. Ms. Rathi argued for a complete count of VVPAT slips in elections as opposed to the current practice …

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10 months, 1 week 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 …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

VCK cadres stage protest in Krishnagiri, demand ballot papers instead of EVMs at upcoming Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu

Cadre of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi staged a protest in Krishnagiri on Thursday, January 4, 2024, demanding the reintroduction of ballot papers in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Thirumavalavan, foregrounding twin demands: the announcing of flood-affected parts of the State as hit by an “extreme disaster” and reverting to the ballot system instead of Electronic Voting Machines. The VCK cadres …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2023: CM Zoramthanga casts vote in second try after EVM malfunctions

Firstpost

Zoramthanga could not cast his vote earlier in the morning due to a technical glitch in the machine Mizoram Chief Minister and Mizo National Front Chief Zoramthanga cast his vote as the northeastern state went to polls on Tuesday. #WATCH | Mizoram Elections | CM and MNF president Zoramthanga casts his vote at a polling station under Aizawl North-II assembly …

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Not in my constituency: Samajwadi MLA on EVM tampering in Maharashtra polls

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

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

Election Results 2024: What is the EC’s 2019 rule change for counting postal ballots and what are the Opposition’s concerns?

Anti-India propagandist Nitasha Kaul fearmongers about EVMs not counting votes

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

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

Watch | Decoding the EVM debate

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

Man tries to break EVM with axe

BJP welcomes SC verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification

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

EVM wins again: SC rejects all petitions seeking 100% cross verification by VVPAT slips, refuses to allow paper ballots

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

Opposition 'INDIA' bloc leaders should apologise after apex court's verdict on EVMs: PM

Supreme Court Likely To Pass Direction On Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally Tomorrow

Accessible elections still a dream for disabled voters in Tamil Nadu

EVM-VVPAT issue: Supreme Court to hear pleas for 100% votes verification today | Key points

How to cast your vote using EVM

Supreme Court seeks ECI, Centre's response on plea to count all VVPAT slips

VVPAT verification : Supreme Court Issues Notice to Election Commission on plea to cross-verify EVM and VVPAT counts

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

VCK cadres stage protest in Krishnagiri, demand ballot papers instead of EVMs at upcoming Lok Sabha polls

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2023: CM Zoramthanga casts vote in second try after EVM malfunctions