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Supreme Court rejects plea seeking review of VVPAT-EVM verification verdic
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking review of its judgement rejecting plea for 100 per cent verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) votes with their Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
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EC releases SOP for EVMs burnt memory checking, verification with expanded
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) burnt memory checking and verification with expanded choices for candidates.
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"Responsibility of EC...Constitutional methods of country should not be af
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Amid a raging debate on Electronic Voting machines, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday said that it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to clear the doubt of a single voter in this country adding that "constitutional methods" of the country should not be affected a
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"Want ballot papers for voting so that people's trust in government stays
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Monday said that the ballot paper must be used for voting replacing Electronic voting machines (EVM). He emphasised that the Congress party has been constantly raising the demand for ballot paper but the centre has shown reluctance to it.
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"This is a big issue...": Kapil Sibal declines to comment on EVMs
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal declined to comment on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), saying that it is a "big issue" as he took a dig at the Supreme Court's ruling on EVMs.
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"We would be happy to run a tutorial:" Rajeev Chandrasekhar counters Musk
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a sharp counter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's criticism of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that they can be architected and built right as India has done.
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"We will collect evidence...":DK Shivkumar on PM Modi's EVM remarks
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks on the working of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Lok Sabha polls while taking a dig at the opposition INDIA bloc, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar said that the party will come after collecting ample proof.
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"If we would have gained more seats, opposition would have blamed EVM": RL
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Malook Nagar, the National General Secretary of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), took a jibe at the opposition's scepticism towards Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Friday. The RLD leader said that had the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a greater number of seats in the 18th L
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Opposition knows Election Commission is independent: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"Our Election Commission is completely independent and impartial, the entire world knows it, the opposition also knows it, but many times they do not believe it," Chouhan said speaking to ANI when asked about the Opposition's claims about Electronic Voting Machines.
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"Is EVM dead or alive?" PM Modi takes swipe at opposition
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at the opposition and said that when the results were declared he was concerned if the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are 'dead or alive' refering to the allegations of EVM rigging.
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Congress raises objections against Electronic Voting Machines only when th
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Rajasthan BJP President and party candidate from Chittorgarh Lok Sabha Seat, CP Joshi, took a jibe at the Congress party on Tuesday, saying that whenever Congress wins in any state, they don't raise any questions on the EVMs; however, when they lose, they raise objections against the EVMs.
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"ECI should announce reward to hack EVMs": Congress leader Pratap Singh Kh
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Congress leader Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Tuesday said that the Election Commission of India should announce a reward for hacking Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) adding that if anyone successfully hacks the device in front of it then this counting mechanism should be replaced immedi
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