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Electronic Voting Machines
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Opposition seeks ban on EVMs for Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Aug 2 ) All Maharashtra Opposition parties on Friday unanimously demanded a ban on the Electronic Voting…
Raj Thackeray invites Mamata to anti-EVM campaign
Kolkata, July 31 : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister…
Dump EVMs, bring back ballot papers: Mamata
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Reiterating her demand for use of the ballot paper instead of the electronic voting…
Use ballot papers in Maharashtra polls, Raj Thackeray tells EC
He said the people have a right to know that the vote has gone to the intended candidate and ballot papers can provide that transparency.
Parliament LIVE: ‘One Nation, One Poll’, Rajya Sabha Discusses Electoral Reforms Today
New Delhi, July 3 : Parliament Live-The debate in Rajya Sabha is on electoral reforms, including ‘One Nation,…
Lawyer files plea in Supreme Court To Conduct Fresh Lok Sabha Polls Through Ballot paper
New Delhi, June 13 : Lawyer ML Sharma has filed a fresh petition in the Supreme court and…
Mamata terms LS polls scandalous, demands fact finding committee
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the Electronic Voting Machines…
Bring back paper ballot to save democracy: Mamata
Accusing the BJP of winning the Lok Sabha polls by misusing muscle, money and government power, West Bengal…
‘In case of discrepancy, VVPAT count to be taken as final’
The paper audit trail checks will take place over 20,000 polling stations spread across assembly seats of various states. The time taken will also depend on the number of voters in a polling station.
EC meeting Wednesday on opposition’s concern on EVMs: Congress
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Election Commission will meet on Wednesday to address the concerns raised by…
Opposition leaders meet over EVM concerns
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Two days ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, leaders of around 20…
SC junks PIL seeking 100% verification of VVPAT slips
New Delhi, May 21: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a PIL which sought 100 per…
Fire breaks out at Andhra counting centre
A fire engine rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control. Short circuit is believed to have caused the fire.
Despite EVMs, EC officials can ‘make or mar’ poll results
As the Opposition parties’ apprehensions on glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) continue to simmer, a new spectre…
SC declines increase in verification of VVPAT slips with EVMs
New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to increase the count for the verification of…
Secure EVM strongrooms, Maharashtra Congress to EC
State Congress President Ashok Chavan said that since there were fears of EVM tinkering through mobile towers or WiFi networks in the vicinity of the strongrooms, each such place should be fitted with jammers.
EVM glitches mar voting in seven states
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Technical glitches in electronic voting machines (EVM) marred voting in seven of the…
All you need to know about EVMs
With leass than a week to go for the Lok Sabha elections, WeForNews has compiled some interesting facts…
No return to ballot paper, improved EVMs in Congress manifesto
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Congress, which has been demanding return to ballot papers, made no mention…
Mayawati meets BSP leaders, warns about EVMs
Lucknow, March 14 : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday gave final touches to the list…
EVMs can’t be hacked or manipulated, says Ex-CEC
Kolkata, March 12 Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla has given a thumbs up to the EVMs to…
EVMs wonder machines for Indian democracy, here to stay: Former CEC
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The electronic voting machines (EVMs) are the “wonder machines” of the Indian democracy…
Congress, opposition doing negative politics over EVMs sensing defeat in 2019 elections: BJP
His remarks came soon after a person named Syed Suja, who claimed that he was part of the team which designed EVMs in India.
EC rejects claims of EVMs rigging in 2014, says its examining legal action
New Delhi, Jan 21 : The Election Commission on Monday firmly rejected claims by a US-based self-claimed cyber…
US-based self-claimed cyber expert says 2014 elections were rigged, poll panel denies allegations
London, Jan 21 : In a sensational claim, a US-based self-claimed cyber expert Syed Shuja on Monday said…
SC rejects PIL demanding return to ballot papers
New Delhi, Nov 22 : The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL demanding junking the electronic voting…
EVM Row: Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, DU and others
New Delhi, Sep 17: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Central government, Univesity…
EVM hacking : After India now US election officials worried
Las Vegas, Aug 12 : Amid the growing debate in India over whether electronic voting machines (EVMs) are…
Karnataka Election Results: Raj Thackeray takes a dig involving EVMs as BJP surges
Mumbai, May 15: Praising the electronic voting machines, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founder Raj Thackeray on Tuesday took a jibe…
EVM discrepancies: Year-wise RTI details reveal further mismatches
By Quaid Najmi (IIIrd and last part) Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) The contradictions between the buyer and suppliers of…
RTI throws up EVM irregularities in Maharashtra, UP poll commissions too
By Quaid Najmi (Part II) Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) There are contradicting records of the numbers of Electronic…
EVM skeletons in RTI replies: Contradictory numbers from EC, suppliers raise question mark on polls
By Quaid Najmi (Part 1) Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Indiscriminate acquisition of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) by the…
Over 90% voting recorded in re-poll at six Tripura centres
Agartala, Feb 26: Over 90 per cent of electors cast their votes at the six polling stations where…
EVMs to have candidates’ pictures
Jaipur, Jan 19: The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will carry pictures of candidates along with their names —…
Gujarat battle ends amid Congress-BJP war of words
Gandhinagar, Dec 14 : The second and final phase of the bitterly fought Gujarat Assembly polls ended on Thursday…
Maharashtra: RTI Reply Reveals EVM snag helped BJP
Mumbai, July 23: Despite Election Commission repeatedly claims that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are infallible, An RTI inquiry revealed…
EVMs don’t change fortunes, voters do: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, March 23 Dismissing allegations of misuse of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), levelled by some opposition leaders…
People and not EVMs should choose representatives: Mayawati
New Delhi, March 21 Bhaujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Electronic…