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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 of India Observers for VP Poll

IAS officers Sushil Kumar Lohani and D. Anandan were named as Observers

21 Aug 2025 10:36 PM IST

AA Edit |South vs South in V-P Polls

AA Edit |South vs South in V-P Polls

Ex-judge Sudershan Reddy takes on BJP’s C.P. Radhakrishnan

20 Aug 2025 9:59 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankar. Dhankhar has been chosen as the BJP-led NDAs candidate for vice-presidential elections in 2022. (PTI Photo)

BJP picks WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for Vice-President poll

BJP's strength in Parliament makes Dhankhar's win a foregone conclusion

17 July 2022 7:43 AM IST

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16 NDA MPs cast invalid votes in dummy poll prior to VP elections

An upset BJP chief Amit Shah asked them to follow the correct voting procedure as described by senior leaders like...

5 Aug 2017 7:50 AM IST

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has fielded former union minister M Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for the post, while Oppositions nominee is former governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

MPs to vote for Vice President tomorrow; NDA's Venkaiah has the upper...

The Vice President is the second highest constitutional post in India and is also the 'ex-officio' Chairperson of the...

4 Aug 2017 2:50 PM IST

Glimpses of BJP Parliamentary Board Meeting at BJP HQ, New Delhi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Venkaiah Naidu selected as BJP-led NDA's Vice Presidential candidate

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu was speculated to be BJP's candidate for vice presidential poll.

17 July 2017 7:31 PM IST

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu (Photo: PTI/File)

Venkaiah Naidu NDA's VP candidate? BJP Parl Board to decide today

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu is speculated to be BJP's candidate for vice presidential poll.

17 July 2017 5:29 PM IST

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. (Photo: PTI)

BJP to pick VP candidate today; Venkaiah Naidu, Maha Governor...

An alliance of 18 opposition parties, including the Cong, has already announced Gopalkrishna Gandhi as its candidate for...

17 July 2017 2:02 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah addresses the media in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah consults RSS leaders on V-P choice

The term of incumbent vice-president Hamid Ansari is due to end on August 10 and the election for the next...

14 July 2017 1:44 AM IST

Gopalkrishna Gandhi

I'm a citizen candidate: Oppn VP nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Gandhi said he doesn't feel like talking about himself as the country suffers from a 'mini crisis' of sorts.

12 July 2017 4:02 PM IST

The senior BJP leader resigned as Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting minister hours before he filed his nomination papers. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Vice Presidential poll: Venkaiah Naidu files his nomination

The BJP's Parliamentary Board had on Tuesday picked Naidu as the NDA's vice presidential nominee.

18 July 2017 1:32 PM IST

JD(U) leader K C Tyagi said there is no going back on decision of supporting Gopalkrishna Gandhi and the party has not changed its stand. (Photo: PTI)

No change in stand, will support Oppn VP candidate: JD(U)

JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said Nitish had made the commitment to support Gopalkrishna Gandhi prior to joining hands with BJP...

31 July 2017 9:30 AM IST