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Opposition parties visit EC, demand 50 per cent vote counting through pape
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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Would have been CM if I knew EVM tampering: G Kishan Reddy
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Telangana BJP leader G Kishan Reddy, who has been accused of hatching a conspiracy for hacking Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and killing 11 people, on Tuesday refuted all charges and claimed that he would have been the chief minister of the stat
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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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4-member opposition committee on EVMs
Updated : 7 years, 2 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, 2 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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BJP will ally with EVMs: Shiv Sena's pre-poll jibe
Updated : 7 years, 2 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
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BJD MP meets Naidu to express solidarity over EVM issue
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed his solidarity with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu over the issue of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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PM Modi slams Cong over double standards on EVMs
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at the Congress party over the double standards practised by the party with regard to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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