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'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

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties over their allegations on EVM discrepancies, saying it amounted to insulting the vote of the people. (Photo: File)

Oppn insulting people's mandate by blaming EVMs: Naqvi

The Opposition is currently holding a meeting at Delhi's Constitution Club of India before visiting the EC office.

21 May 2019 2:37 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

The clarification by the polling officer comes after various rumours on social media regarding EVMs leading to tensions in some parts of the region. (Photo: File)

Poll body rubbishes EVM tampering allegations by Opposition

Opposition parties are also visiting the Election Commission to meet officials over this issue, later on Tuesday.

21 May 2019 11:22 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

Re-polling would be conducted on Monday in five polling booths for three Assembly and five Lok Sabha segments in three districts of Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: File)

Re-poll for 3 assembly, 5 lok sabha seats in AP tomorrow

The re-poll was ordered in the wake of technical glitches in the electronic voting machines in the polling booths.

05 May 2019 7:44 PM

He also alleged that the EC’s system of counting Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) is not 'transparent'. (Photo: File)

Oppn parties to meet after polls to decide on PM candidate: Andhra CM

'I'm not an aspirant. Polling is to be held in 3 more phases, after that we will discuss,' Naidu said.

02 May 2019 2:56 PM

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed officials to conduct re-elections at five polling stations in Andhra Pradesh on May 6. (Photo: File)

ECI orders re-polling at five booths in Andhra Pradesh

Voting will be held in polling booths located in Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore districts, the ECI said in a letter dated May 01.

02 May 2019 8:35 AM

Voters in the queue alleged that not a single vote could be casted at the booth since the morning. (Photo: ANI)

Glitch in EVM delays polling in two booths of Kannauj

Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav is contesting from Kannauj parliamentary seat.

29 Apr 2019 10:47 AM

The DEO in its report stated that other than Mr Deka, no other voter in the polling station complained about malfunctioning of the EVM or the VVPAT.

Ex-DGP’s VVPAT mismatch claim not true: EC

Deka’s allegation was reported in the media on April 23 following which the DEO conducted the enquiry on the same day.

29 Apr 2019 2:06 AM

'On EVMs, the letters BJP are visible under the party's symbol. No party can use the party's name and its symbol together,' said Abhishek Manu Singhvi the national spokesperson of the Congress Party. (Photo: File)

Oppn fumes as BJP initials seen below party's symbol on EVMs

According to the rules of the Election Commission of India, no party's name or initial is supposed to be printed on the balloting unit.

28 Apr 2019 8:54 AM

On some parties demanding that all votes polled through EVMs be verified with at least 50 per cent Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs), Krishnamurthy said if they lose polls, they would call it inadequate. (Photo: File)

EVM bashing will continue: Ex-CEC T S Krishnamurthy

Several opposition parties have raised doubts over the credibility of EVMs and claimed that they can be tampered with and manipulated.

24 Apr 2019 3:32 PM

Modi said the opposition parties have no option left but to accept defeat. (Photo: ANI)

Oppn looking for excuses to defend their poor show: PM on complaints of EVM glitches

Leaders of several major opposition parties raised doubt over the credibility of the EVMs.

24 Apr 2019 1:16 PM

Deka, however, said he did not lodge a formal complaint fearing punishment if the claim is not proved. (Photo: ANI)

I didn't complain of EVM glitches fearing punishment: Former Assam DGP

The machine displayed some other name and not the one he had voted for.

24 Apr 2019 8:47 AM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are vulnerable to 'hacking and programming errors'. (Photo: File)

EVMs vulnerable to hacking, malfunctioning: Chandrababu Naidu

He also gave examples of delays in polling in Andhra as well as state's CEO not being able to vote for first time due to EVM malfunctioning.

23 Apr 2019 7:01 PM

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Kerala has denied reports of technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in a booth in Kovalam which falls under the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. (Photo: File)

Kerala CEO denies EVM glitches in Kovalam booth

In Kerala, as many as 227 candidates are contesting on all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls.

23 Apr 2019 1:33 PM

Vellappally is the chief of Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), the political arm of the Sree Narayan Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP). (Photo: ANI)

NDA candidate from Wayanad demands re-polling after EVM malfunction

'A vote is not being cast even after pressing twice,' Vellappally wrote in letter through Chief Election Agent.

23 Apr 2019 10:19 AM

The party also requested to deploy central forces at those booths and an appointment of a special observer. (Representational Image)

Six polling officers suspended for dereliction of duty in Odisha

Following the reports of EVM glitches by the voters an inquiry was conducted.

20 Apr 2019 12:18 PM

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