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SC rejects Opposition's petition on 50% VVPAT verification
Updated : 6 years, 10 months 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
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Verify 50% of EVMs using VVPAT slips: Naidu writes to EC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has urged the Chief Election Commissioner to verify 50 per cent of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
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EVMs recovered from Muzaffarpur hotel on polling day
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], May 7 (ANI): Six Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were recovered from a hotel near Choti Kalyani in the Muzaffarpur parliamentary constituency here.
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Javadekar hits out at opposition for raising questions on EVMs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday hit out at opposition parties for raising questions on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), stating that the parties praise EVMs when they win and blame the machines when they suffer defeat.
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EVMs vulnerable to hacking, malfunctioning: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 23 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are vulnerable to "hacking and programming errors", and urged the Election Commission (EC) to check all polling machines after election
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Not satisfied with EVM: Sam Pitroda
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Apr 18 : Sam Pitroda, a confidant of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday said that he is not satisfied with the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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Petition filed in SC seeking direction for EC to ensure safety,security of
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 16 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction for Election Commission (EC) to ensure safety and security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) so that these are not tampered with in the post-poll period.
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Election officer writes to Hyderabad CEO over circulation of fake video on
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): Refuting the claim that an Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) was found inside the house of a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader here, district Election Officer on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Hyderabad.
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BJP's LS candidate from Nizamabad wants to put his own lock in strongroom
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): BJP leader Arvind Dharmapuri, who has contested the Lok Sabha poll from Nizamabad seat, has sought the permission of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to put his own lock in the strongroom, where the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and v
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Opposition leaders questions reliability of EVMs, demand 50 per cent VVPAT
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Opposition leaders including TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi and AAP's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, on Sunday questioned the reliability of the electronic voting machines (EVMS) and demanded a mandatory paper trail count i
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EC not agreeing to TDP's demand of 50% counting of VVPATs, acting under BJ
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission acting at the behest of BJP has turned down the Telugu Desam Party's demand for 50 per cent Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) be verified against Voter Verified
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ECI trying to avoid EVM issue by focusing on Hari P Vemuru, claims TDP
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has responded to the Election Commission of India's (ECI) letter expressing displeasure over the inclusion of Hari P Vemuru, an "EVM theft accused", in the Chandrababu Naidu-led delegation that met the poll b
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