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1 week, 3 days ago

Nine 2025 Resolutions to Resuscitate Indian Democracy

This one is the most critical. We shall use bar codes on VVPATs to ensure a rapid and scientific count, so nobody can object on grounds of “inordinate delays”. We concede that the extra cost incurred in this arduous process is chump change compared to the enormous payoff that shall accrue once all recriminations are addressed or neutralised. Second Resolution …

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Maharashtra polls: 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc's EVM concerns

India TV News

Amid INDIA bloc's concerns over EVM tampering in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, Maharashtra's Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Kulkarni said in all 1,440 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails were verified during the last month's state assembly polls with their results matching perfectly with Electronic Voting Machine counts. 659 cases of Model Code violation reported Speaking to PTI, Kulkarni …

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2 months ago

Assembly elections 2024: What happens on polling day and how are votes counted?

Hindustan Times

The Election Commission of India will conduct elections to the state legislative assemblies of Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Once voting completes, roughly around 5 pm to 6 pm, the EVMs and VVPATs are sealed and securely transported to storage facilities, where they remain until the counting day. A three-tier cordoning system is set up in the counting centre to prevent the …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s endorsement of EVMs as cornerstone of fair elections trigger debate on compatibility of digital voting systems with democratic principles

The Hindu

Published : May 14, 2024 18:52 IST - 11 MINS READ The words “election” and “democracy” have become synonymous. “The case concerning EVMs was taken up casually after the commencement of the electoral process and the judgment was hurriedly handed out by the Supreme Court on April 26, 2024, the day when 191 constituencies completed polling and 35 per cent …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Review Of Judgment Refusing 100% Cross-Verification Of EVM-VVPAT Data

Live Law

In the latest development, a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking review of the judgment in the EVM-VVPAT case, vide which prayer for 100% cross-verification of EVM data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail records was denied.It may be recalled that a Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta had delivered two separate, concurring judgements in …

Supreme Court Review Filed Vvpat

8 months, 1 week ago

ECI issues new protocol for handling and storage of Symbol Loading Unit

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has issued a new protocol for handling and storage of the Symbol Loading Unit in compliance with the Supreme Court’s directions, the poll watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday. “The sealed containers, containing the symbol loading units, shall be kept in the strong room along with the EVMs at least for a …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

EVMs shifted to strong rooms, counting centre turns into fortress in Mysuru

The Hindu

The electronic voting machines and VVPATs used in Friday’s elections held for Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency have been shifted to the strong rooms established at the Maharani’s Management College on Valmiki Road here. The strong rooms would be guarded by a three-tier round-the-clock security with CCTV camera surveillance at the counting centre where the strong rooms have been set up. …

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8 months, 2 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

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court affirms sanctity of EVMs, paper trail system

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bundle of petitions that demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails or a return to the ballot paper system, underlining that “EVMs are simple, secure and user-friendly” and that the “integrity of the electoral process earned over years cannot be chaffed and overridden …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

On Narendra Modi's ‘tight slap’ remark, Congress reminds ‘spanking’ by Supreme Court

Hindustan Times

The Congress party on Friday said it was not a party, directly or indirectly, to the petition on VVPATs rejected by the Supreme Court, but asserted that it will continue with its political campaign on greater use of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail to increase public trust in the electoral process. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi …

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8 months, 2 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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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Campaign for more use of VVPATs to continue, says Congress

The Hindu

Opposition parties, including the Congress, on Friday said that they will continue with their political campaign on greater use of voter verifiable paper audit trail to increase public trust in the electoral process. The Supreme Court has rejected petitions that sought complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines with VVPAT, saying “blindly distrusting” any aspect of the system …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC thumbs-up for EVMs, declines plea to revive paper ballot

The Hindu

April 26, 2024 11:02 am | Updated 06:21 pm IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on April 26 upheld the electronic voting machine system of polling and refused a plea to revive paper ballots, saying “blind distrust” of an institution or a system breeds unwarranted skepticism and impedes progress. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, in …

Court Election Paper Vvpat Evms Slips Datta

8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC rejects pleas for 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification, ballot paper voting

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines and their integration with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails, rejecting petitions that demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on EVMs with the VVPATs or going back to the ballot paper system. Although initially dismissed by the Delhi high court, the plea found favour in the Supreme Court, which, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM-VVPAT verification case: Supreme Court to pronounce directions on pleas for cross-verification of votes at 2 pm

Live Mint

The Supreme Court of India on April 24 directed a senior official of the Election Commission of India to be present in court at 2 pm to explain some of its queries regarding EVMs and VVPATs, Live Law reported. The apex court is now likely to pronounce directions on a clutch of petitions seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

What is the EVM-VVPAT verification issue before the Supreme Court? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The Supreme Court on April 18 reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines during the elections. To determine the percentage of VVPAT machines’ slips that need to be counted to verify the accuracy of a poll, the ECI in …

India Elections Court Lok Sabha Votes Bjp Poll

8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Kerala Supreme Court Congress Election Commission Report Bjp Poll

8 months, 3 weeks ago

150 'complete EVM sets' replaced in Assam: official

New Indian Express

GUWAHATI: A total of 150 complete Electronic Voting Machine sets were replaced due to malfunctioning across the five Lok Sabha seats in Assam where voting is underway on Friday, officials said. "Apart from the complete sets, 140 CUs, 230 VVPATs and 81 BUs were also replaced individually from different machines across the constituencies," he added. Another official said that reports …

Voting Official Polling Stations Vvpat Replaced Complete Evm

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 4 Crore VVPAT Slips Verified, No Mismatch Ever Found; EVM Tampering Impossible : ECI Tells Supreme Court

Live Law

The Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that no mismatch has been detected ever between the votes counted in the Electronic Voting Machines and the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. The ECI said that it has matched the EVM votes with more than 4 crore VVPAT slips and no instance of mismatch has been found so …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Pleas seeking EVMs to be cross verified with VVPATs: Supreme Court reserves verdict

New Indian Express

A day ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking direction to the Election Commission of India and the Centre to ensure that voters are able to verify through VVPATs that their vote has been been "counted as recorded". You can't be critical of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Election officials, EVMs airlifted to four remote polling booths in Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu

GUWAHATI Two sorties in an MI-172 chopper saved a few days’ trek for a team of 30 officials to four of the remotest polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kra-Daadi district. Officials assigned three of these polling stations under the Tali Assembly segment of the Arunachal West Parliamentary constituency would still have to walk through thick jungles and landslide-prone precipitous mountain …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Human Intervention Creates Problems, Says Supreme Court During Hearing

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard petitions seeking complete verification of Electronic Voting Machine against Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail records.After hearing the matter for over two hours, the bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta posted the matter on April 18 for further hearing. EVMs can be manipulated, say petitioners At the outset of the hearing, the bench told …

India Justice Supreme Court Court Lok Sabha Hearing Votes

8 months, 3 weeks ago

EVMs Can Be Manipulated, 100% VVPAT Verification Fundamental Right Of Voter: SC Told, Next Hearing On Thursday

ABP News

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the pleas seeking counting and cross-verification of 100% VVPAT paper slips with Electronic Voting Machines in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The petitioners moved the top court against the present system of counting VVPATs in 5 randomly selected polling booths per Assembly. SC Rejects Proposal For Going Back To Ballot Paper System The petitioners …

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9 months, 1 week ago

DMK raises concern over symbol unit in VVPATs

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: A day after DMK filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court against the placement of VVPAT in between the balloting unit and the control unit in third generation EVMs, DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi and DMK MP NR Elango told reporters that the Election Commission of India has to clarify the doubts of the political parties. Now, …

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Nine 2025 Resolutions to Resuscitate Indian Democracy

Maharashtra polls: 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc's EVM concerns

Assembly elections 2024: What happens on polling day and how are votes counted?

Supreme Court’s endorsement of EVMs as cornerstone of fair elections trigger debate on compatibility of digital voting systems with democratic principles

Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Review Of Judgment Refusing 100% Cross-Verification Of EVM-VVPAT Data

ECI issues new protocol for handling and storage of Symbol Loading Unit

EVMs shifted to strong rooms, counting centre turns into fortress in Mysuru

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

Supreme Court affirms sanctity of EVMs, paper trail system

On Narendra Modi's ‘tight slap’ remark, Congress reminds ‘spanking’ by Supreme Court

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

Campaign for more use of VVPATs to continue, says Congress

SC thumbs-up for EVMs, declines plea to revive paper ballot

SC rejects pleas for 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification, ballot paper voting

EVM-VVPAT verification case: Supreme Court to pronounce directions on pleas for cross-verification of votes at 2 pm

What is the EVM-VVPAT verification issue before the Supreme Court? | Explained

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

150 'complete EVM sets' replaced in Assam: official

Over 4 Crore VVPAT Slips Verified, No Mismatch Ever Found; EVM Tampering Impossible : ECI Tells Supreme Court

Pleas seeking EVMs to be cross verified with VVPATs: Supreme Court reserves verdict

Election officials, EVMs airlifted to four remote polling booths in Arunachal Pradesh

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Human Intervention Creates Problems, Says Supreme Court During Hearing

EVMs Can Be Manipulated, 100% VVPAT Verification Fundamental Right Of Voter: SC Told, Next Hearing On Thursday

DMK raises concern over symbol unit in VVPATs