EVMs

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Security personnel stand guard outside the strongroom of a counting centre in Akshardham in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Efforts being made to rig EVMs: AAP

Multi-layer security, 24x7 CCTV surveillance at counting centres, say police, poll officials.

10 Feb 2020 5:53 AM

Polling officials carry EVM machines and other polling material as they leave for their polling stations. (Photo: PTI)

Watertight security for Delhi Assembly polls today

Extra vigil at Shaheen Bagh and other sensitive polling areas.

08 Feb 2020 2:21 AM

The EC has not made it clear whether it has issued any notice to Mr Virk for making such threats to voters and claims against the sanctity of EVMs.

EC to probe video ‘threat’ in Karnal by BJP nominee

Mr Zutshi, a former IAS officer, has earlier worked as chief electoral officer of Rajasthan and in the EC for seven years in various capacities.

21 Oct 2019 3:32 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath (Photo: PTI)

Cong pushes Kamal Nath to ditch EVMs for ballot papers

The Kamal Nath government however appeared not keen to hold upcoming local bodies with ballot papers, sources said.

19 Oct 2019 3:48 AM

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

Election Commission: EVMs error-free, scrutinised rigorously

It further said that so far not a single case of mismatch in EVMs and VVPATs has been found.

26 Sep 2019 2:18 AM

Fadnavis asked opposition parties to approach people otherwise they won't win a single seat in the Assembly election. (Photo: File)

Questioning EVMs is like student blaming pen for failing in exam: Maharashtra CM

Raj Thackeray along with Congress, NCP and other parties announced a protest against EVM on August 21.

04 Aug 2019 11:10 AM

The actor-politician had unsuccessfully contested the recent Lok Sabha election as a Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) party candidate from Dindigul constituency in Tamil Nadu. (Photo: File)

Tamil actor-politician Mansoor Khan seeks SC's direction to prove EVM tampering

Earlier this month, the court declined for a second time urgent hearing to an advocate's plea against conduct of LS polls through EVMs.

27 Jun 2019 3:58 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

Congress ‘insulted’ voters over BJP mandate: Modi

The motion of thanks to the President for his address was later passed by Parliament after the Prime Minister’s reply.

27 Jun 2019 2:03 AM

Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress had accused the BJP of unleashing terror and violence during polls and rigging EVMs or voting machines. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'Whoever messes with us will be destroyed': Mamata's jibe at BJP

Attacking BJP, she said, 'Don't be scared, the faster they captured EVMs, the quicker they will go away.'

05 Jun 2019 1:30 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

The EC has not clarified whether there would be any further action (such as counting of all VVPATs in a constituency or Assembly segment) if there is adiscrepancy in the counts of one of the five VVPATs.

How votes are counted by Election Commission

If there is a discrepancy between VVPAT count and EVM results, the printed paper slips count is taken as final.

23 May 2019 5:12 AM

Reserve EVM’s should also be returned at the same time when the polled EVM’s are returned at the receipt centre.”

Is there a weak link in the strongroom?

NDTV has ceased conducting exit polls since they are an extremely expensive proposition.

23 May 2019 5:08 AM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi tells workers to junk ‘fake’ exit polls

The EC has also decided to count the postal ballots simultaneously with EVM.

23 May 2019 12:48 AM

BJP President Amir Shah (Photo: Twitter)

'Opposition is frustrated, blaming EVMs is disrespecting mandate,' says Amit Shah

He termed the Opposition demand of increasing vote tally with VVPATs as

22 May 2019 8:20 PM

Excited “future voters” accompanied their parents to polling booths in the national capital to share the joy and satisfy their curiosity about the electoral process. (Representational image)

Poll process, EVMs excite ‘future voters’

Holding their parents hands, children went inside polling stations and were excited to pose in photo kiosks set up at some booths.

13 May 2019 4:03 AM

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

Issues reported from several booths in Delhi

According to officials, they received information about an EVM not working at Begum Pur in Rohini but it was rectified.

12 May 2019 12:03 PM

The concept of a free and fair poll can be enhanced if all the parties contesting the elections are convinced of EVM efficacy.

Keep an open mind on EVMs

The Opposition may have taken their fear of the EVM and VVPAT to levels of paranoia in 2019.

09 May 2019 12:03 AM

EVMs found in hotel room, RJD demands probe

Two EVMs and VVPATs were recovered from a hotel room in Muzaffarpur.

08 May 2019 12:38 AM

Most of them have never missed exercising their right to vote for the past many decades.

Senior citizens exercise their right to vote

Several elderly persons were escorted to the poll-ing booths by their family members.

30 Apr 2019 5:55 AM

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