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No going back to ballot paper era and we won’t be intimidated: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan 24 (ANI) There is no going back to the era of ballot papers and “we are not going to be intimidated, bullied or coerced into giving up” the EVMs, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora asserted on Thursday, amid demands by some parties for d
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Will not going back to era of ballot papers: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora on Thursday rejected opposition parties demand and made it clear that country is not going back to the era of ballot papers.
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Former CEC Naveen Chawla calls EVM a fine machine, cautions against return
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Naveen Chawla on Tuesday said that EVM was “a very good and fine machine” and cautioned against returning to the use of ballot papers for conducting the polls.
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EVM hacking row: Syed Shuja was never employed with us, claims ECIL
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
The Delhi Police is taking legal action under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the complaint of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The ECI wrote to the Delhi Police on Tuesday requesting it to lodge an FIR and investigate properly the statement made by&nb
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EC seeks FIR, probe into Syed Shuja's EVM tampering allegations
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) wrote to the Delhi Police on Tuesday requesting it to lodge an FIR and investigate properly the statement made by Syed Shuja in London on the possibility to tamper EVMs used by the poll body.
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EVM Hackathon: Akhilesh, Mayawati urge EC for alternative
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday urged Election Commission of India to look for an alternative to EVM saying that electronic voting machines (EVMs) are a threat to a vibrant democracy
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EVM Hackathon: Andhra CM demands ECI to revert to paper ballot system
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Saying that electronic voting machines (EVMs) have turned out to be a big threat to democracy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has demanded the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seek opinion of all political parties a
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Petition in Delhi HC, seeking direction for EC to supervise internal elect
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking it’s direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to supervise and manage the internal election of political parties.
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Jaitley hits out at Congress over EVM issue
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday lashed out at the Congress for casting doubts over EMVs, asking whether the Election Commission, its millions of staffers and the elections during the UPA government in collusion with the BJP.
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EVM Hackathon: ECI contemplates legal action
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Election Commission on Monday took a serious view of an event held in London, where it was claimed that EVMs could be tampered with, and threatened legal action.
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SC declines PIL demanding ban on politicians with serious offences in poll
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking direction for the Election Commission of India to ask political parties not to field candidates charged with serious offences.
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Lok Sabha election schedule likely to be announced in first week of March
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely announce date for the Lok Sabha elections in the first week of March, sources said here on Friday.
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