Tag: EVM tampering
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Amid row over EVMs, MHA alerts states, UTs of possible violence during counting
The States and UTs were further asked to take adequate measures for the security of strongrooms and venues of counting of votes.
May 22, 2019 -
Day before counting, EC turns down Opposition demand to tally VVPAT slips first
The Commission said the VVPAT verification will be done after the counting of votes and not before.
May 22, 2019 -
After Pranab Mukherjee, PM Modi expresses concern over ‘needless controversy’ on EVMs
On Tuesday, 22 Opposition parties demanded that VVPAT slips at randomly selected five polling booths be counted first, and if any discrepancy occurs, then VVPAT slips be tallied for the entire assembly segments.
May 22, 2019 -
EC responsible for EVM security: Pranab Mukherjee ‘concerned’ over tampering reports
Earlier, Mukherjee had hailed the EC for 'perfectly' conducting the polls even as the opposition criticised the poll body of acting under pressure from the Centre.
May 21, 2019 -
No going back to ballot papers, EVM not football, can’t be tampered with: CEC hits back at ‘hackathon’ event
Reiterating the Election Commission's stand that EVMs cannot be tampered with, the CEC said the electronic voting machines are being used for over two decades in India during elections.
January 24, 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 -
Verdict 2018: All eyes on EVMs
Will EVMs be blamed if BJP wins today? And if Congress manages to wrest the states, will it still blame the EVMs?
December 11, 2018 -
Congress accuses BJP of EVM tampering in MP, moves EC for probe
A Congress delegation led by former Union Ministers Kapil Sibal and Kamal Nath submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, including video evidence of the four incidents, that occurred respectively in Sagar, Bhopal, Satna and Shajapur districts.
December 4, 2018 -
Shiv Sena hints at EVM tampering in Gujarat polls
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday continued its tirade against the BJP over the Gujarat election results and hinted at the tampering of electronic voting machines in the polls. The BJP retained power in Gujarat with a reduced tally of 99 seats against 115 last time. The Congress increased its tally from 61 seats in 2012 …
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December 20, 2017 -
I cared about EC’s image not my own during EVM controversy: Zaidi
It was the Election Commission's integrity and image and not his personal reputation that he cared about during the entire EVM controversy, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi has said. "I was neither angry nor amused. I was very concerned about the integrity of the Commission, which it enjoys for decades. What was in …
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July 6, 2017 -
25 pc EVMs should be verified with VVPAT: AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to verify 5 percent of EVMs with VVPAT but urged it to increase this to 25 per cent. The poll panel has decided to verify votes cast in 5 per cent of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) selected randomly by cross-checking them with Voter …
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July 6, 2017 -
New ‘tamper-detect’ EVMs to be used in 2019 polls: EC
A new M3 electronic voting machine (EVM) that is "tamper-detect" and will stop functioning if someone tries to tinker with it, is under production and will be used in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi disclosed on Wednesday. "I must say that the Commission has always been welcoming suggestions and measures …
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July 5, 2017 -
CPI-M calls for regular discussion on EVMs between EC, parties
Dubbing the June 3 EVM challenge of the Election Commission as "too restrictive", the CPI-M on Sunday called for regular discussions between the poll panel and various political parties on the design choices of the voting machines. The party also asserted that such challenges and counter-challenges were not conducive to building of confidence in the …
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June 4, 2017 -
AAP to hold hackathon parallel to EC’s June 3 EVM challenge
The Arvind Kejriwal-led-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said that it will hold a parallel and similar EVM challenge on June 3 alongside the Election Commission's just to prove that the poll panel's challenge was "pointless". The AAP has decided not to contest the commission's challenge after its request for change in terms and conditions was shot down by …
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June 1, 2017 -
EC rejects AAP’s demand to change motherboard in EVM hackathon
Virtually rejecting the AAP's demand to reconsider the terms of the EVM hackathon, the Election Commission of India on Thursday asked the party to submit "material evidence" to prove the basis of its allegations on EVM tampering. While replying to the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) request to allow it to change the motherboard of the …
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May 25, 2017 -
EC invites all recognised parties for EVM challenge
The Election Commission has invited all the seven national and 49 state parties to participate in the challenge to prove that its EVMs can be tampered with. Earlier, the commission had said that it would invite all the national and state recognised parties which had contested the recent assembly polls. Some of these parties had …
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May 23, 2017 -
Ballot paper should be used during 2019 elections: Digvijaya Singh
On a day the Election Commission offered a challenge to political parties to hack EVMs, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on 20 May said the machines can be "hacked" and stressed that 2019 general elections should be fought with ballot papers. "I have always been opposed to EVM machines. If the accounts of the Reserve Bank …
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May 21, 2017