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Opposition party demands cent per cent VVPAT count in case of mismatch
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): 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 five samples does not match the EVM.
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EC agrees to record dissent of Commissioners
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): In a victory of sorts for Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday decided to record dissent of any member during proceedings of the full Commission.
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EC refutes reports regarding complaints of alleged movements of EVMs
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday rubbished reports of alleged movement of EVMs purportedly to replace polled EVMs in strongrooms and terming them as "absolutely false".
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EC has problem with our demand for EVM-VVPAT tallying, says N Chandrababu
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has a problem with our demand of tallying votes registered in electronic voting machines (EVMs) with that of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips, said TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu here on Tuesday.
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Onus on ensuring institutional integrity lies with ECI: Pranab Mukherjee
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A day after praising the Election Commission for conducting "perfect" polls, former President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of alleged tampering of EVMs and asked the poll body to put all speculations to rest.
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Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson named in England's final CWC squad
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 21 (ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday made three changes from their preliminary squad for the World Cup and in the final 15-man squad, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, and James Vince have been included.
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Maharashtra: Congress urges EC to ensure security of EVMs, vigilance at co
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): 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 democracy.
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Oppn insulting people's mandate by blaming EVMs: Naqvi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties over their allegations on EVM discrepancies, saying it amounted to insulting the vote of the people.
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EC debunks EVM rumors in UP towns, terms allegations baseless
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ghazipur/Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): 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.
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ECI announces re-polling at a Kolkata booth
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ordered re-polling at a booth in Kolkata's Uttar parliamentary constituency.
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Naidu to spearhead opposition meet over election issues today
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and TDP President Nara Chandrababu Naidu and other leaders of opposition parties will hold a meeting on Tuesday over election-related issues.
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WB: EC imposes Section 144 in Bhatpara for undefined time-period
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhatpara (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): Section 144 has been imposed in West Bengal's Bhatpara Assembly constituency for undefined time-period to deal with post-poll violence, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday.
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