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

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 …

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‘When you win, EVMs are not tampered’: Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections

Live Mint

Dismissing a public interest litigation seeking the reintroduction of ballot paper voting in elections, the Supreme court on Tuesday remarked that what happens is, when people win, the election EVMs are not tampered. A plea filed by K A Paul, who said he is the president of an organisation which has rescued over three lakh orphans and 40 lakh widows, …

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‘We don't want EVMs': Kharge calls for campaign to bring back ballot papers in elections

Hindustan Times

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday called for a ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ like campaign to mark the return of ballot papers in elections. "We don't want EVMs, we want ballot paper," he said at the party's Constitution Day event at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. After the Bharatiya Janata Party -led Mahayuti alliance swept the Maharashtra assembly elections by winning 230 out …

Supreme Court Maharashtra Congress No One Kharge Evms Ballot Papers

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SC berates politicians’ flip-flop on EVMs, junks PIL to return to ballot system

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. “When you lose, EVMs are tampered with; when you win, EVMs are fine,” a bench of justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale …

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'If You Win, EVMs Aren't Tampered; When You Lose, They Are Tampered' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Use Paper Ballots For Voting

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by evangelist Dr. K.A. Other prayers included issuing directions to the Election Commission to disqualify candidates for at least 5 years if found guilty of distributing money liquor and other inducements during elections. Justice Nath orally asked if he did not want India to be different from the rest of …

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'EVM tampered when you lose, not when you win': SC junks plea for reverting to paper ballots

New Indian Express

The petitioner said foreign countries had adopted ballot paper voting and India should follow suit. Paul claimed CEO and co-founder of Tesla, Elon Musk, stated that EVMs could be tampered with and added TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, the current chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, and former state chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had claimed EVMs could be …

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EVMs are fine when you win, tampered when you lose: SC dismisses plea for ballot paper voting

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The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation on Tuesday that sought a return to ballot paper voting in elections, emphasising the inconsistency of claims regarding electronic voting machines. Paul, sought multiple directions, including reverting to ballot papers, disqualification of candidates found guilty of distributing money or liquor to voters, and a framework to curb electoral malpractice. Your area of …

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'EVMs tampered only when you lose?' Supreme Court rejects plea seeking paper ballots

India Today

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines in elections. The petitioner, KA Paul, said that reintroducing ballot papers was essential to safeguard democracy, and that EVMs are susceptible to tampering. He said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had claimed that …

Court Election Paper Ballot Paul Evms Ballot Papers

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Petition cites Elon Musk's EVM remark for paper ballots in polls, dismissed

India Today

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the use of ballot paper voting in elections instead of Electronic Voting Machines. Even during my global peace summit, Elon Musk had clearly stated that EVM technology can be tampered with," the petitioner had said. In June this year, Elon Musk sparked a debate by calling for the elimination of voting …

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Mamata endorses Akhilesh's 'EVM tampered' charge, claims BJP looted votes

Hindustan Times

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday backed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's claims on the electronic voting machines after the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the Uttar Pradesh elections with its allies bagging 273 out of 403 assembly seats. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav at a public meeting for the UP …

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

‘When you win, EVMs are not tampered’: Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections

‘We don't want EVMs': Kharge calls for campaign to bring back ballot papers in elections

SC berates politicians’ flip-flop on EVMs, junks PIL to return to ballot system

'If You Win, EVMs Aren't Tampered; When You Lose, They Are Tampered' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Use Paper Ballots For Voting

'EVM tampered when you lose, not when you win': SC junks plea for reverting to paper ballots

EVMs are fine when you win, tampered when you lose: SC dismisses plea for ballot paper voting

'EVMs tampered only when you lose?' Supreme Court rejects plea seeking paper ballots

Petition cites Elon Musk's EVM remark for paper ballots in polls, dismissed

Mamata endorses Akhilesh's 'EVM tampered' charge, claims BJP looted votes