EVMs
Supreme Court notice to EC on misuse of EVMs
A Bench of Justices A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice after hearing senior counsel Kapil Sibal, appearing for the journalist Asish Goyal.
Over Rs 4,500 Cr needed to buy EVMs for ‘imminent’ simultaneous polls: Law panel
In draft report, law panel said as of now there is shortfall of 12.9 lakh ballot units, 9.4 lakh control units and about 12.3 lakh VVPATs.
Congress wants ballots back, hints EVMs favour BJP
The Congress also raised the issue of women’s reservation in the Parliament and state legislatures and that of electoral bonds.
Election Commission makes small changes to prevent VVPAT failures
Over 11 per cent of the 10,300 VVPAT machines across 10 states had developed faults and had to be replaced during the May 28 bypolls.
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.
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.
Onus on EC to ensure EVM credibility: Glitches apart, EVMs are necessary
The issue of ‘tamperability’ of EVMs has been doing the rounds ever since they were introduced.
EC must clean up mess
The stakes are high in 2019, and the EC must ensure that its credibility remains high.
Repoll passes off peacefully in 123 booths
The Kairana byelections are being seen as a testing ground for the unity of the Opposition parties against the BJP.
All eyes on Kairana as BJP takes on united Opposition
The results of all the byelections would be announced on May 31.