Tag: electronic voting machines
17 Results
-
SC rejects PIL seeking 100 per cent tally of VVPAT slips with EVMs
The bench, comprising of justices Arun Mishra and MR Shah, refused to entertain the PIL filed by Tech 4 All, a Chennai based organisation, observing that a larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, has already dealt with the matter and passed an order.
May 21, 2019 -
EVMs are safe, says Election Commission over social media posts
“The aspersions in clips being used in media merely pertain to the storage or movement of reserve unused EVMs. However, any case of lapse, even in the handling of reserve EVMs, is thoroughly investigated and disciplinary action taken against the officers responsible,” said the Election Commission.
May 21, 2019 -
Australian envoy to India Harinder Sidhu full of praise for EC, EVMs
“I'm really impressed with the electronic voting machines (EVMs). We don't have those in Australia. I think even with paper ballots which we have in Australia, it's always a case where there's a risk to integrity in any system. VVPAT is actually a good development,” said Sidhu.
May 12, 2019 -
Western UP records 63.69 per cent voter turnout
There were reports of EVM malfunctioning from a few areas with Saharanpur reporting the most number of EVM glitches.
April 11, 2019 -
One dead, EVM glitch reported during first phase of Lok Sabha Election 2019
The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are in the news yet again for developing glitches in the state as informed by the Chief Election Officer of Andhra Pradesh where more than 350 EVMs have broken down.
April 11, 2019 -
Small satisfaction
Faith in the EVMs, or a lack of it, is not the sole reason why the Election Commission has come under a cloud.
April 10, 2019 -
Interesting facts about Lok Sabha elections
The Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and postal ballot papers would for the first time carry the photograph of all the candidates to help voters identify the political leaders in the fray.
April 7, 2019 -
Interesting facts about EVMs
EVMs were first used at 50 polling stations in a by-poll at the Parur Assembly constituency in Kerala in May 1982.
April 7, 2019 -
Opposition parties ask poll panel to cross-check 50% votes with VVPAT
This development and its outcome will have a significant bearing given that the high stake Lok Sabha Elections 2019 are just a few weeks away.
February 4, 2019 -
EVM Issue: Supreme Court asks Election Commission to file its reply in four weeks
The top court has fixed a date after six weeks for the final disposal of the petition.
February 4, 2019 -
EVM Issue: Opposition parties likely to meet on Friday
A few opposition parties have put forward the argument that even the most developed countries have shunned the EVMs and have reverted to the ballot paper system following complaints of EVM malfunctioning.
January 31, 2019 -
EVM row goes viral
In the past the Commission has invited critics to prove their charges against EVMs, but there was always a challenging, confrontationist tenor to its “invitations”.
January 24, 2019 -
EVM hacking: Opposition seeks probe, BJP sees Congress link
Interestingly, National Conference chairman Farooq Abdullah had, during the mega anti-BJP rally in Kolkata on Saturday, called the EVM the "chor machine" and demanded that the ballot paper system is brought back.
January 22, 2019 -
EVM hacking: EC asks Delhi Police to lodge FIR against London hacker Syed Shuja
A senior EC official said on Monday evening, “ECI firmly stands by the empirical facts about foolproof nature of the ECI EVMs deployed in elections in India. Whereas, ECI has been wary of becoming a party to this motivated slugfest, ECI maintains that its EVMs are foolproof.”
January 22, 2019 -
EVMs foolproof: EC rubbishes claims made by London hacker, plans legal action
"ECI firmly stands by the empirical facts about foolproof nature of the ECI EVMs deployed in elections in India," Election Commission of India says in a statement
January 21, 2019 -
Congress to press for JPC probe into Rafale deal, raise EVM issue during Parliament’s winter session
"There is a big doubt, a question mark whether elections were free and fair or being held under the watch of the government."
December 10, 2018 -
In process of allocating VVPATs, EVMs for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections says EC
The EC said it is consistently reviewing the status of production and supply of EVMs and VVPATs by the public sector units.
October 7, 2018