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We have made EVMs a football, says CEC Sunil Arora
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 5 (ANI): "We have made EVMs a football," said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Tuesday while expressing disappointment over political parties raising questions on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
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SC asks EC's response to PIL seeking audit review of EVM, VVPAT
Updated : 7 years 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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This is next battle of US' democracy: Stacey Abrams responds to Trump's SO
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): Former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams on Tuesday (local time) took on US President Donald Trump over a number of issues ranging from government shutdown, voting rights, climate change, national security and the administration's immigration p
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EVM most 'vulnerable' device, says N Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is the most vulnerable device as anyone who wants to manage votes can easily tamper it.
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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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Jind by-poll: Voting underway
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Jind (Haryana) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Voting is underway for the crucial seat of Haryana's Jind Assembly constituency which went vacant after INLD candidate Hari Chand Middha passed away.
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All preparations in place for Jind assembly by-poll in Haryana on Monday
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Jind (Haryana) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): The district administration has put in place a foolproof preparation along with elaborate security arrangements to ensure that the voting for Jind assembly by-poll goes on smoothly and peacefully on Monday.
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Maan Ki Baat: PM heaps praises on EC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contribution of the Election Commission of India for continuously working towards strengthening the democracy and also urged the youth of the country who have attained the age of voting to register themselves
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PM Modi hails EC for strengthening democracy, urges eligible youths to reg
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contribution of the Election Commission of India for continuously working towards strengthening the democracy and also urged the youth of the country who have attained the age of voting to register themselv
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