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Allegations on EVM manipulation false, Oppn should learn to accept defeat
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): BJP on Tuesday dubbed as "baseless" and "frivolous", the highly "strategized" blame game by the Opposition alleging manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines and asked them to graciously accepting defeat if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again voted
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Opposition party demands cent per cent VVPAT count in case of mismatch
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): Leaders of 22 major opposition parties on Tuesday met the Election Commission and demanded that the VVPAT of an entire assembly segment should be counted even if one of the five samples does not match the EVM.
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EC refutes reports regarding complaints of alleged movements of EVMs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday rubbished reports of alleged movement of EVMs purportedly to replace polled EVMs in strongrooms and terming them as "absolutely false".
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EC has problem with our demand for EVM-VVPAT tallying, says N Chandrababu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months 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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BJP will go to any extent to win LS polls, says former Union Minister Kush
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go to any extent to win the Lok Sabha polls, said former Union Minister and RLSP president here on Tuesday and accused the ruling party of indulging in "result-capturing" through allegedly fixed exit polls.
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Onus on ensuring institutional integrity lies with ECI: Pranab Mukherjee
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A day after praising the Election Commission for conducting "perfect" polls, former President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of alleged tampering of EVMs and asked the poll body to put all speculations to rest.
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Sitaram Yechury discusses agenda for Oppn party meet
Updated : 6 years, 10 months 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
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
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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Nitish dubs reports on unescorted EVMs in Bihar as 'bogus'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 21 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday dubbed the allegations made by Opposition pertaining to the unsecured movement of EVMs in Bihar as "bogus" and added that such statements made by the Opposition show that they are nervous ahead of the Lok Sa
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Oppn insulting people's mandate by blaming EVMs: Naqvi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties over their allegations on EVM discrepancies, saying it amounted to insulting the vote of the people.
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Don't lose confidence: Priyanka to Congress workers after exit polls
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday asked her party workers to not lose confidence in the wake of exit polls predicting BJP's victory and at the same urged them to maintain vigil at strong rooms where the EVMs have been stored for c
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SC dismisses PIL seeking 100 pc VVPAT verification
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by a group of technocrats seeking a direction that all votes on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) be verified with voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPATs).
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