New Delhi: The Congress on Friday submitted more complaints to the Election Commission alleging discrepancies in the electronic voting machines during counting of votes for the Haryana assembly elections. The Congress candidates from 20 assembly constituencies, in their written complaints to the Election Commission (EC), have alleged that the batteries in some of the EVMs … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir: Voting underway for the 1st phase of Assembly elections. Seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir are geared up to vote for the first time in a decade. Over 2.3 million voters will decide the fate of 219 candidates, including 90 independents, who are running for 24 assembly segments. Security has been tightened … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns raised by opposition parties over EVMs, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said the country may probably have to go back to ballots. In an interview with PTI editors at the agency’s headquarters here, the CPI (ML) Liberation leader also raised concerns over alleged “saffronisation” of education … Read more
Last Updated: June 17, 2024, 12:31 IST Union Minister Giriraj Singh. (Credits: PTI) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi recently described EVMs as a “black box” that no one is allowed to inspect. In response, Giriraj Singh, an MP from Begusarai, accused the Congress of becoming a “black spot” on the nation’s reputation Amid ongoing debates over … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked RJD on the issue of VVPATs and EVMs, saying those who used to indulge in booth capturing during the days of the ballot paper are questioning the authenticity of the new polling process. Addressing a rally in Araria, Bihar, Modi said, “RJD and Congress have no concern for either the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court was instrumental in reversing Election Commission’s 2012 reluctance into acceptance of the importance of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail in electronic voting machines (EVMs), first deployed in Nagaland’s Noksen Assembly bye-elections on Sep 4, 2013 without detecting any discrepancy between votes cast and VVPAT slips.In its October 2013 judgment, a … Read more
Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police on Tuesday said a total of 12 cases have been registered throughout the state for disseminating false propaganda alleging that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) to be used for the Lok Sabha polls are fake. Among these cases, two have been reported in Malappuram district, and two … Read more
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