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171 votes cast in Assam booth that has 90 voters
Haflong: Total 171 votes were cast in a booth in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, even though 90 people were eligible to exercise their franchise, officials said on Monday, revealing a massive irregularity. The…
- India
Assam elections: EVM found in BJP candidate’s car; EC orders repoll
Karimganj: The Election Commission on Friday ordered a repoll at a polling station in Ratabari seat of Assam after the presiding officer carried the EVM after polling in a vehicle which reportedly…
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Priyanka Gandhi urges political parties to ‘re-evaluate’ use of EVMs
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday asked all national political parties to have a “serious” re-evaluation on the use of electronic voting machines after a video surfaced on…
- India
New EVMs will be used in coming polls: EC informs HC
Chennai: The Election Commission on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that it would use only new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), manufactured three to four years ago, for the April 6 Assembly elections…
- Politics
PM Modi says Mamata anticipating defeat was questioning EVMs
Bankura: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that anticipating defeat in the West Bengal assembly elections, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has already started questioning the functioning of EVMs which had brought…
- India
SC refuses to entertain plea seeking to stop use of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the poll panel to stop using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in elections by asking that the high court…
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Nearly 160 tonnes of biomedical waste generated during Bihar polls
New Delhi: Nearly 160 tonne of biomedical waste in the form of gloves, face masks and empty sanitiser bottles used by polling personnel and voters was generated during the Bihar assembly polls held…
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Patna: Bihar assembly polls
Patna: Polling officials collect EVMs and others polling material at a distribution centre on the eve of second phase Bihar Assembly Elections, in Patna, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (PTI Photo) Patna: BSF…
- Technology
Blockchain-based EVM unveiled for secure online voting
New Delhi: Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has unveiled prototype of a new voting machine with Blockchain technology that works alongside an online election system so that all votes – whether cast at…
- India
Digvijay Singh raises EVM issue
New Delhi:Congress leader Digvijay Singh has raised the EVM issue as vote counting began in Delhi. Early trends showed AAP leading, BJP in second spot with Congress a distant third. The former…
- India
Haryana BJP candidate gets EC notice over EVM remark
Chandigarh: The Election Commission has served a notice to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Assandh in Haryana over his purported video remark that he had tampered the electronic voting machines…
- Politics
TMC MPs to protest against govt for sharing citizens’
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs will on Wednesday stage a protest against the alleged sharing of personal data of citizens by the government in the Parliament complex. The lawmakers will…
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Election Commission not people defeated us: Samajwadi Party leader
Gorakhpur: A monthly meeting of Samajwadi party was held at the party office under the chairmanship of city president Zia ul Islam. Vijay Bahadur Yadav attended as chief guest while Krishan Kumar…
- India
EVM doubts must be addressed by Election Commission: Faizy
By Pervez Bari New Delhi: M. K. Faizy, the national president, Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has urged the Election Commission to address the complaints of mismatch in a number of…
- India
No mismatch between EVMs and VVPATs reported in LS polls, says BEL CMD
Bengaluru: Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) MV Gowtama on Saturday said that no mismatch was reported between votes recorded in electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the voter-verifiable paper…
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BJP hijacked election by EVMs, says Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday accused the BJP of hijacking the electoral process with electronic voting machines and said the faith of people in EVMs will further erode after Thursday’s results.…
- Hyderabad News
Not EVMs, but Hindu minds rigged: Asaduddin Owaisi on LS results
Hyderabad: With the BJP’s scoring majority in the Lok Sabha on its own, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday asserted that it is not EVMs, but Hindu minds which have been rigged.…
- India
Live: Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The fate of as many as 8,040 candidates will be decided on Thursday when the counting of votes polled for the 17th Lok Sabha elections is…
- India
‘In case of discrepancy, VVPAT count to be taken as final’
New Delhi: It is the first time that slips of five VVPATs will be matched with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Lok Sabha elections and the opposition parties have been…
- Elections
Is Supreme Court also involved in EVM rigging: Udit Raj
New Delhi: Congress leader Udit Raj on Wednesday in a serious development raised questions over the way the Supreme Court has dealt with complaints of EVM rigging and with petitions seeking review…
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NDA leaders slam Opposition for baseless allegations about EVMs
New Delhi: BJP-led NDA leaders have attacked the opposition parties for questioning the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs). Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said: “Regarding EVMs, the Supreme Court received four…
- India
Opposition party demands cent per cent VVPAT count in case of mismatch
New Delhi: Leaders of 22 major opposition parties on Tuesday met the Election Commission and demanded that the VVPAT of an entire assembly segment should be counted even if one of the…
- India
Pranab Mukherjee expresses concern on EVM tampering reports
New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and said the onus of ensuring institutional integrity lay with the Election…
- Politics
Opposition leaders meet over EVM concerns
New Delhi: Two days ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, leaders of around 20 opposition parties met here on Tuesday amid their concerns over the electronic voting machines (EVM) and use…
- India
EC debunks EVM rumors in UP towns, terms allegations baseless
Ghazipur: Election Commission of India on Tuesday quashed allegations of discrepancies in handling and storage of EVMs in some districts of Uttar Pradesh, terming the claims baseless. In Ghazipur parliamentary constituency, ECI…
- India
Maharashtra: Congress urges EC to ensure the security of EVMs, vigilance at counting centers
Mumbai: Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take the required steps for ensuring safety and security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the larger interest of…
- Bangalore News
Ahead of opposition meet, Kumaraswamy cancels Delhi visit
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday cancelled his scheduled visit to the national capital on a day when opposition parties will be meeting Election Commission officials over the issues of…
- Politics
Be vigil near strong rooms, Priyanka tells partymen
New Delhi: Amid reports of new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being brought to the strong room in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday appealed to the party…
- Crime and Accident
Nalanda: Villagers boycott polls, smash EVM
Nalanda: Shouting “no road, no vote”, a group of villagers in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Sunday boycotted polling and smashed an electronic voting machine (EVM). They also damaged the vehicle of a…
- Politics
EVMs can be manipulated, VVPAT slips should be used as ballot paper: Naidu
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) was possible and thus demanded that VVPAT slips…
