Agartala (Tripura) [India], Nov.30 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti has revealed that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 5,000 crore to the Election Commission to procure and install 40 lakh electronic voting machines and voter-verified paper audit trails at all polling centers
New Delhi [India] November 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Election Commission (EC) and the Union Government after hearing a PIL seeking mandatory counting of the printed paper slips coming from the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) devices.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): In an effort to improve the voting percentage in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls, Chief Electoral Officer of Surat, Mahendra Patel, has undertaken a unique initiative of sending personalised invitation card to the voters.
Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 12 (ANI): Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi registered a victory in the Chitrakoot Assembly by-polls in Madhya Pradesh and defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Shankar Dayal Tripathi by over 14,000 votes on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): After reports of 3,550 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) failed in Gujarat ahead of Assembly polls, state Joint Chief Electoral Officer Jaydeep Dwivedi cleared that devices failed due to damage while transporting.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Oct 28 (ANI): In efforts towards increasing participation of women in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, over 100 women employees in the hill town of Shimla were given special training in Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiabl
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 12 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday said that the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections is against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and as the Opposition know their strengths and weaknesses.
New Delhi [India] Oct 12 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections will be held on November 9, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Election Commissioner of India Om Prakash Rawat on Wednesday informed that the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be completely prepared by the end of 2018 to hold Parliament and Assembly elections simultaneously.
New Delhi [India], Aug 09 (ANI): The Election Commission on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, stating that most likely the next elections would be held with the help of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) along with Electronic Voting Machines (EVM)s.
New Delhi [India], July 06 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Election Commission (EC) on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to conduct coming Gujarat assembly election through the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine.