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'Frustrated' Opposition disrespecting mandate by questioning EVM credibili
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 22 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday criticised the "frustrated" Opposition parties for raising objections against Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying that the opposing EVM amounts to disrespect of the people's mandate.
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Doubting EVMs means opposition parties are afraid of defeat, says Prakash
Updated : 7 years 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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Stage set for counting of votes tomorrow
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): All is set for counting of votes in 542 Lok Sabha constituencies on Thursday as opposition parties mounted vigil around the counting centres across India where the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being kept in strong rooms.
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Disservice to officers to say EVMs in their custody get hacked: IPS office
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Amid ongoing allegations about tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs) by several Opposition parties, senior IPS officer D Roopa on Wednesday said that it's a "disservice" to officers to say that EVMs in their custody were hacked.
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LS polls: EC sets up Control Room to monitor complaints relating to EVMs
Updated : 7 years 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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NDA leaders slam Opposition for baseless allegations about EVMs
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): BJP-led NDA leaders have attacked the opposition parties for questioning the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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EC has problem with our demand for EVM-VVPAT tallying, says N Chandrababu
Updated : 7 years 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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Sitaram Yechury discusses agenda for Oppn party meet
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission should order recount of all the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in an assembly constituency if a discrepancy is found in the counting of even one of the five EVMs which will be checked with VVPAT, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram
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Maharashtra: Congress urges EC to ensure security of EVMs, vigilance at co
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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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"Impressed, we don't have these in Australia": Envoy on EVMs
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Australian High Commissioner to India, who is here to observe the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, praised the Election Commission for a "well-organised and orderly" election as 59 seats voted on Sunday. Harinder Sidhu said witnessing the exercise was an insp
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After SC declines, opposition parties urge EC to expand VVPAT verification
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New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The opposition parties on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to expand the ambit of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) verification after the Supreme Court rejected their plea to match 50 per cent electronic voting machines (EVMs) wi
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SC rejects Opposition's petition on 50% VVPAT verification
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India]. May 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a review plea filed by twenty-one Opposition parties seeking a direction to increase Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) verification from five to at least 50 per cent of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the
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