VVPAT

Thursday, Apr 25, 2024 | Last Update : 07:11 AM IST

We cannot control elections: SC

On April 18, the top court reserved its verdict on the batch of pleas

25 Apr 2024 1:11 AM

The top court underscored the importance of voter satisfaction and trust in the electoral system and told petitioners, who sought its direction to go back to using ballot papers, not to suspect the efficacy of the EVMs.

SC reserves verdict, says don’t doubt EVMs

Poll panel informed the top court that allegations of EVMs showing one extra vote during a mock poll in Kasaragod (Kerala) were false

19 Apr 2024 12:46 AM

SC Upholds Sanctity of EVM Voting, Dismisses Pleas for Full VVPAT Verification

The bench directed the ECI to apprise it of each and every detail from point A to Z on the EVMs

17 Apr 2024 12:51 AM

Several hours after his tweets and despite constant requests from the media, the EC did not respond to the issues flagged by Mr Gopinathan.

VVPATs can be hacked, says former IAS officer

He wrote these tweets in response to queries from a civil engineer who questioned the integrity of EVMs.

25 Sep 2019 2:40 AM

EVMs ensure that no rigging takes place in the polls. Even if rigging happens, it can be detected. (Photo: File)

'No mismatch between VVPAT and EVM', says CMD of Bharat Electronics

Any candidate who has doubts about EVMs is free to approach a court after the elections within 45 days.

01 Jun 2019 5:50 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Modi 2.0: Reaching out to all

The NDA should clock up around 344 seats — Shiv Sena with 18, Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) with 16 and Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP with six.

24 May 2019 7:36 AM

Election Commission of India (Photo: File)

EC rejects Opposition's demands concerning EVMs

The issue to change the protocol for counting was discussed by the CEC Sunil Arora at his meeting with the other two election commissioners.

22 May 2019 2:20 PM

The Minority Affairs Minister said the 'glamour of victory and grace in defeat' should be two sides of the same coin for those who believe in democracy. (Photo: File)

Unable to digest 'defeat of dynasty', Opposition wants to discredit democracy: Naqvi

'Their failure and embarrassment on providing evidence against EVMs during the discussion was like 'Khoda Pahad Nikli Chuhiya',' he said.

22 May 2019 12:53 PM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

SC rejects plea for checking of 100 per cent VVPAT

The court also asked the lawyer what were the new circumstances to bring the same plea before the court again.

22 May 2019 4:53 AM

'If the subset is found poisonous, then the whole sample is discarded,' said Abhishek Manu Singhvi of Congress. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

After meet, 22 Oppn leaders flag EVM concerns with poll body

They will also move EC to press for their demand of tallying the paper trail of votes with the electronic voting machine EVM figures.

21 May 2019 3:04 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday cancelled his scheduled visit to the national capital on a day when opposition parties will be meeting Election Commission officials over the issues of EVMs. (Photo: File)

Ahead of opposition meet over EVM issues, Kumaraswamy cancels Delhi visit

21 opposition parties will knock the doors of EC, pressing their demand of tallying VVPAT slips with EVM figures.

21 May 2019 12:15 PM

A vacation bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra refused to entertain the plea filed by a Chennai-based organisation 'Tech for All', saying that a larger bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had already dealt with the matter and passed an order. (Photo: File)

It is nonsense: SC dismisses plea to count 100 per cent VVPATs

'The CJI had dealt with this matter. Why are you taking chance before a two-judge vacation bench,' the apex court asked.

21 May 2019 11:44 AM

Ahmed Patel of Congress, Sharad Pawar of NCP, Satish Chandra Misra of BSP, Sitaram Yechury of Communist Party of India (Marxist), D Raja of Communist Party of India (CPI) and Derek O'Brien of the TMC are expected to meet the EC. (Photo: File)

Chandrababu Naidu, 21 opposition party leaders to meet EC today

On May 18, Naidu urged the Election Commission to count votes through VVPAT instead of EVMs during counting for the Lok Sabha polls.

21 May 2019 8:45 AM

The parties would be demanding 100 percent VVPAT counting in Assembly segments where any mismatch is found.

Oppn to seek 100 per cent VVPAT count in case of mismatch

The Opposition is likely to sit on a dharna outside the Electioin Commission office at around 3 PM.

21 May 2019 5:58 AM

Çommunist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury (Photo: PTI)

'Count all VVPATs, if mismatch with EVM figures,' says Sitaram Yechury

Opposition has urged the EC to frame new rules for counting of votes in constituencies where VVPAT slips do not tally with EVM figures.

20 May 2019 3:47 PM

The counting at 8 am will also commence with postal ballot counting. (Photo: twitter/ANI)

Results of Delhi LS poll may get delayed by 5-6 hrs: Chief Election Officer

He said after the EVM counting is over, the VVPATs will be counted as per the Supreme Court guidelines.

20 May 2019 3:31 PM

'While undoubtedly TDP govt will be formed in AP, we are confident that non-BJP parties will form a non-BJP govt at the center (sic),' Naidu said. (Photo: File)

Time and again exit polls have failed to catch people's pulse: Chandrababu Naidu

Barring one or two, almost all exit polls predicted a thumping victory for the main opposition YSR Congress in the state elections.

20 May 2019 8:32 AM

The plea of 21 Opposition parties, for VVPAT verification in 50 per cent or 125 polling booths in each constituency was earlier dismissed by the Supreme Court. (Photo: File)

LS polls results in Kerala to be announced later than usual

The counting of VVPAT slips will take nearly four to five hours. The results will be officially announced after the counting of slips.

18 May 2019 7:19 PM

The current system must improve at least to a compulsory EVM with VVPAT, or switch to paper ballots with OMR for a polling process that is more satisfying to all.

After May 23, electoral reforms need to begin

It must also be explored whether it would be possible to reinstate the absolute confidentiality of polls in the age of machine voting.

13 May 2019 12:00 AM

A Kanhaiya Kumar or a Mamata Banerjee couldn’t be bothered about their diction when they speak in English (and the latter, when she speaks in Hindi as well) — they are spontaneous and uninhibited. (Photo: Asian Age)

The lessons our schoolkids may draw from India’s elections, but shouldn’t

However, one aspect of today’s public speaking brings home the fact that Indians are no longer self-conscious about the way they speak English.

10 May 2019 12:41 AM

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