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Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)

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18 Mar 2024 12:00 AM

EC estimates Rs 10,000 cr needed every 15 yrs for new EVMs if simultaneous polls held

According to estimates, a total of 11.80 lakh polling stations would be required to be set up across India for Lok Sabha polls this year

21 Jan 2024 12:30 AM

Plea in Delhi HC seeks to stop use of EVM, demands use of ballot paper instead

The petition was filed by advocate CR Jaya Sukin

16 Jul 2021 1:43 PM

US Elections: Cybersecurity experts raise concern about EVM manipulation in Super Tuesday voting

They will also be on the lookout for foreign interference as well as likely fake news about Coronavirus discouraging people from voting

03 Mar 2020 5:25 PM

Congress delegation meets EC, raises concern over security of stored EVMs

Congress leader and AICC Chhattisgarh chief PL Punia said suspicious activities were being reported in the Dhamtari Assembly seat.

01 Dec 2018 6:09 PM

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SC dismisses PIL seeking use of ballot papers in assembly, LS polls

A bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi did not agree with the contention of NGO 'Nyay Bhoomi' that EVMs are capable of being misused.

22 Nov 2018 12:26 PM

Snags in new EVMs worry Cong ahead of November polls

Two lakh new EVMs supplied by the govt-owned BHEL would be used in the state Assembly elections. Testing of the new machines will begin soon.

21 Jul 2018 1:02 AM

Onus on EC to ensure EVM credibility: EVMs too need a physical record

Many people are quite surprised when it turns out that computer scientists and security experts are among those most critical of EVMs.

18 Jun 2018 1:57 AM

Never promised 'no-holds barred' EVM Hackathon challenge: EC to AAP

EC specified that EVM challenge will be conducted within framework of existing administrative safeguards and security protocols

27 May 2017 9:19 PM

Hackathon starts June 3: EC opens challenge to prove EVMs tamper-proof

Zaidi rubbished the Aam Aadmi Party's claim that EVMs could be tampered with, and said no manipulation of the machines is possible.

20 May 2017 4:41 PM

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No, you can't tamper with them: ECI opens hackathon challenge on June 3

Through this challenge ECI will restore and enhance faith and confidence of voters in the EVM voting system, Zaidi said.

20 May 2017 2:57 PM

EC likely to convene all-party meet to prove EVM’s are tamper-proof, reliable

16 opposition parties had urged the ECI to revert to ballot system, claiming that the faith of the people in EVMs has been 'eroded'.

04 May 2017 2:09 PM

This is EVM wave, not Modi wave: AAP on losing MCD polls

AAP was trailing far behind BJP which has been accused by the Kejriwal led party of "corruption and mismanagement" during its 10 year rule.

26 Apr 2017 11:57 AM

Post 2018, elections to have EVMs with VVPAT: Jaitley

The decision of the Government will act as an additional layer of transparency for the satisfaction of voters.

19 Apr 2017 6:55 PM

Delhi HC issues notice to poll panels on availability of VVPAT machines

VVPAT is an equipment which provides a feedback on paper to the voters about whom they have voted using the ballotless voting system.

18 Apr 2017 6:45 PM

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15 yrs of Cong rule cannot match 2 yrs of AAP govt: Kejriwal

Kejriwal appealed to people to give AAP a similar mandate in upcoming MCD polls as it had got in 2015 Assembly polls.

18 Apr 2017 10:58 AM

BJP lodges police complaint against Kejriwal for dubbing EC ‘Dhritrashtra’

The complaint has been filed by the BJP's Legal Committee at the Parliament Street police station, said state BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.

16 Apr 2017 11:24 AM

Coloured photo on EVMs: HC says no to direction for MCD polls

Voting will be held in 272 wards of the municipal corporations in Delhi on April 23.

24 Mar 2017 1:51 PM

EVMs 'fully-tamper proof'; BSP, AAP's claims baseless: EC

It said the BSP's representation on EVM tampering was without any specific allegation and it had rejected the claim of the party.

16 Mar 2017 6:29 PM

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