Electronic Voting Machines

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Gondia district collector transferred ‘abruptly’

Kale was seen giving clarification to news houses throughout the day about the chaos.

30 May 2018 5:39 AM

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said, 'There were absolutely no problems in EVMs yesterday, yes problems were noticed in the VVPATs which was used for the first time in these constituencies and by the polling parties.' (Photo: ANI)

Chief Election commissioner debunks failure of EVMs, VVPAT

During the polling in 14 Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies in ten states of India, faulty EVMs were reported from many booths.

29 May 2018 11:58 AM

Almost 250 EVMs in Bhandara-Gondia and 154 in Palghar seats experienced technical snags. (Photo: Asian Age)

Opposition cries foul over EVM snags

Sena suspects conspiracy, EC says no to re-election demand.

29 May 2018 1:48 AM

Earlier, seven election petitions were filed in the high court seeking sealing and investigation of EVMs used in seven constituencies after the 2017 state assembly elections, alleging tampering with the machines. (Photo: File | Representational)

Uttarakhand HC orders release of EVMs not part of 2017 tampering petitions

Election Commission requested the court that the EVM's which were not part of petitions seeking their sealing be released for use in future.

23 May 2018 1:18 PM

Under the new system, EVMs will have name, photo and election symbol of a candidate in that order.

EVMs to have pics of candidates

This experiment was done in the Dholpur Assembly byelection in Rajasthan, but it hasn’t been done anywhere in a Lok Sabah election.

20 Jan 2018 1:53 AM

The EVMs have earned a name for fairness of verdicts, irrespective of which party or alliance wins. (Representational image)

Stop targeting the EVMs

The Gujarat poll seemed to follow every path surmised upon, down to regions and sub-regions, indicating EVMs have done reasonably well

19 Dec 2017 1:13 AM

The complainant’s phone was detecting — when its bluetooth was activated — another device identified as “ECO 105” at the polling booth, said an EC official. (Representational image)

Gujarat election: Congress raises a stink on tampering of EVMs

EC has ensured a 100% Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail for EVMs at all 24,600 polling booths.

10 Dec 2017 6:24 AM

BSP president Mayawati pays tribute to Buddhist monk Pragyanand who passed away recently in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

BJP tampered with EVMs in civic polls, alleges Mayawati

The BJP secured a massive victory in the civic polls in Uttar Pradesh on Friday and the BSP finished a distant second.

03 Dec 2017 1:53 AM

Voting had to be suspended in Meerut for some time as any button being pressed on the EVM machine was recording the vote for the BJP, and no other party.

Are EVMs credible?

The ruling party won a mere 18 per cent of the votes in the former and 12 per cent in the latter, losing to Independents.

03 Dec 2017 12:11 AM

The state will use 350 VVPATs for the elections in Nanded. (Representational image)

Paper trail to mark Nanded elections

State EC orders 300 machines from M/S Electronic Corporation of India.

09 Sep 2017 2:45 AM

Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia (Photo: AP)

AAP will not attend EC’s EVM challenge

Both the AAP and the Congress also demanded access to EVM’s motherboard, saying without it, the challenge was not practical.

27 May 2017 1:33 AM

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi. (Photo: PTI)

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

EC bars foreign experts, says event may last 4-5 days.

21 May 2017 6:18 AM

EC to hold live demonstartion of EVMs, VVPAT amid hacking allegations

Earlier, the EC had said it would offer an 'opportunity' to parties to prove that EVMs used in the recent polls were tampered with.

20 May 2017 9:37 AM

CEC challenges parties: ‘Hack EVMs if you can’

AAP no longer wants to go back to paper ballots.

13 May 2017 12:42 AM

AAP workers protests against the alleged tampering of EVMs outside the Election Commission office in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Bunny Smith)

EVM row: AAP asks EC to form all-party panel

Leaders, workers protest outside poll body’s office.

12 May 2017 1:37 AM

The Election Commission denied his claim that EVMs can be programmed to favour any particular party.

AAP rigs EVM in House, EC unimpressed

The house concluded by passing a resolution urging the president and the election commission to endorse VVPAT in all EVMs.

10 May 2017 5:28 AM

An Election Officer checks an Electronic Voting Machine. (Photo: AP)

MCD polls: 18 EVMs develop glitches, replaced

State Election Commissioner SK Srivastava said 18 EVMs were replaced owing to battery or button related issues.

24 Apr 2017 10:43 AM

Delhi HC rejects AAP plea on VVPATs

Justice A.K. Pathak dismissed the petition, filed by AAP candidate Mohd Tahir Hussain, who is contesting in the MCD polls from east Delhi.

22 Apr 2017 3:24 AM

BJP says AAP has accepted defeat in upcoming polls

Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballot less voting system.

19 Apr 2017 2:39 AM

CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

EVM row: CPI (M) demands use of VVPAT to be made universal

Yechury said, the EC must call an all-party meeting and take all the political parties on board on how to proceed with the coming elections.

13 Apr 2017 4:52 PM

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