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EC rejects Opposition's demand to count VVPAT slips first
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday rejected the demand of 22 political parties to count VVPAT slips before the commencement of counting of votes registered in EVMs. The delegation had met the ECI on May 21.
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AAP criticises ECI for not accepting Opposition's demand on VVPAT-EVM tall
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): AAP leader and MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday termed the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to reject the opposition parties' demand of tallying VVPAT slips with EVM data before polling as unfortunate and alleged that the poll panel was acting a
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EVMs are completely tamper-proof, cannot be hacked, says former CEC OP Raw
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Former Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Wednesday said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are tamper-proof and cannot be hacked.
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EC rejects Opposition's demand for tallying VVPAT slips with EVM
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi[India], May 22 (ANI): The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected the Opposition demand that VVPAT slips be matched with EVM data first before counting of votes in a constituency when votes will be counted in the general elections tomorrow.
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EC has no record of EVM technicians, alleges Congress leader
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 22 : Former Uttarakhand cabinet minister and Congress leader Navprabhat on Wednesday alleged that Election Commission has no knowledge of technicians who handle EVMs used in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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BJP never demanded floor test in Madhya Pradesh Assembly: Shivraj Singh Ch
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 22 (ANI): As Congress and BJP are involved in a spat over allegations of toppling the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that the party has not demanded a floor test in the Assembly. Read More
EC means "Eradicated Credibility" and EVM is "Electronic Victory Machines"
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 22 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Election Commission for rejecting the demand of major opposition parties for 100 per cent counting of VVPATs in case if even one of them did not match with the selected sample and said the EC has lost its credibility.<
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Doubting EVMs means opposition parties are afraid of defeat, says Prakash
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): By doubting the electronic voting machines (EVMs) means that opposition parties are afraid of defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, said Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday.
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Opposition's demands regarding EVM-VVPAT tally rejected by EC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 22 (ANI): The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected the demand of opposition parties which sought tallying of VVPAT slips for an entire assembly segment if even one of the five samples does not match with votes polled in EVMs.
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Punjab: Polling underway at 1 booth in Amritsar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 22 (ANI): Re-polling for Lok Sabha elections is currently underway at booth number 123 in Amritsar.
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LS polls: EC sets up Control Room to monitor complaints relating to EVMs
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): A 24-hour EVM Control Room has been made functional here at Nirvachan Sadan to monitor complaints relating to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Election Commission said.
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Odisha: BJP complains to CEO over issuance of postal ballots
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 21 (ANI): BJP state unit on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) alleging that the commission issued more postal ballots than required for government officials who were on election duty.
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