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EVM glitches reported in some polling booths in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 11 (ANI): In Andhra Pradesh, malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) disrupted the polling briefly in some constituencies.
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Indian Polity, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and 2019 General Lok Sabh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8(ANI/NewsVoir): The Election Commission developed India's own Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in partnership with two government-owned companies i.e. the Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in the year 1989, which were u
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Telangana: Nizamabad LS seat polling to be held using EVMs
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer to make arrangements for conducting Lok Sabha elections to Nizamabad parliamentary constituency using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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SC asks EC's response to PIL seeking audit review of EVM, VVPAT
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday sought a detailed response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to a plea seeking audit of the source code of voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs) and electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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Opposition parties visit EC, demand 50 per cent vote counting through pape
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Opposition parties led by Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday visited the Election Commission and requested the poll body to make mandatory the count of half of the votes of all electronic voting machines (EVMs) through paper trails.
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22 opposition parties to urge ECI to replace EVMs with ballot papers for c
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI): As many as 22 opposition parties will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, seeking the replacement of electronic voting machines (EVMs) with ballot papers for conducting the coming Lok Sabha polls, TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien
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TMC, 21 other Opposition parties to move ECI over EVM tampering issue
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI): For voicing their concern against the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, 22 opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress (TMC), will visit the Election Commission on Monday.
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Oppn to approach EC on EVM tampering issue
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Opposition parties met on Friday and announced that they will approach the Election Commission of India on Monday over the issue of alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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EVM Hackathon: Akhilesh, Mayawati urge EC for alternative
Updated : 7 years, 4 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, 4 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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4-member opposition committee on EVMs
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that a four-member committee has been formed to take a call on the stand the opposition parties would have about the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in view of the coming Lok Sabha elec
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BJP will ally with EVMs: Shiv Sena's pre-poll jibe
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Latur (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Sunday asserted that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah's statement on pre-poll alliances has confirmed that the party does not want to side with people who believe in Hindutva, adding that the BJP is going to ally with ele
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