EC to roll out simpler EVM check protocol; major verifications in Maharashtra soonFollowing court battles and a Supreme Court directive, the Election Commission will soon announce a simplified protocol for EVM memory chec...
11 Jun, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
After SC observation, ECI pauses over 100 EVM memory check applicationsThe Election Commission of India has paused the verification process of EVMs following the Supreme Court's recent observations on the proto...
08 Mar, 2025, 12.10 AM IST
Don't delete/reload EVM data while verifying, Supreme Court tells Election CommissionThe Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to respond to a plea for verifying EVMs without erasing or reloading data. The court...
11 Feb, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Half of Maharashtra's 100 EVM check pleas stuck in election petitionsOver 50% of the EVM-VVPAT applications filed after Maharashtra assembly polls are linked to election petitions, many from the INDIA bloc al...
16 Jan, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
Court petitions block 6 of 7 EVM memory check pleasSix of the seven EVM memory check applications from recent Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir elections are delayed due to pending court petitions...
25 Dec, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
EVM memory checking demand picks up with 100+ petitions in MaharashtraFollowing a Supreme Court ruling, Maharashtra witnessed a surge in EVM verification requests after the 2024 assembly elections. Opposition ...
13 Dec, 2024, 12.42 AM IST
MVA gears up for a fight against EVMsFollowing a significant defeat in the Maharashtra assembly polls, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties are preparing to initiate legal and p...
26 Nov, 2024, 11.43 PM IST
Random, multiple checking to remove fear of bias: ECReleasing the technical protocol for the Checking & Verification (C&V) for EVM-VVPATs, as directed by the SC in its April 26 order, the ECI...
17 Jul, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
EVM-VVPAT checking and verification not before August endEight applications have been received from aggrieved candidates of the Lok Sabha 2024 seeking EVM-VVPAT memory verification from their cons...
17 Jul, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
EC gives aggrieved candidates choice on how they want to check EVMCandidates aggrieved by Lok Sabha and assembly results have options to select EVMs from any polling station within an assembly segment for ...
16 Jul, 2024, 02.51 PM IST
EC releases SOP for EVMs burnt memory checking, verification with expanded choices for candidatesThe Election Commission of India has released a new SOP for EVMs, allowing candidates to have expanded choices in checking and verification...
16 Jul, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
Nearly a dozen Lok Sabha candidates seek EVM-VVPAT checkThe Election Commission of India has received fewer than ten requests from candidates who lost in the recent Lok Sabha elections for verifi...
17 Jun, 2024, 11.37 PM IST
ECI issues verification SOP for EVM memoryThe Election Commission of India has issued a protocol allowing the first two losers to seek verification of burnt memory in EVM microcontr...
03 Jun, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
SC allows verification of microcontroller of EVMs by unsuccessful candidatesThe Supreme Court directed the sealing and storage of symbol loading units (SLU) along with EVMs for at least 45 days post-election. Candid...
26 Apr, 2024, 07.57 PM IST
What are Electronic Voting Machines?EVM's run on normal battery and they do not require electricity. An EVM can be used to record a maximum of 2,000 votes.
18 Sep, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
Election Guide 2020: What if your EVM has a problem?If by any chance, the EVM before you goes out of order or is unable to register your vote, then the EVM will be replaced by another one.
04 Feb, 2020, 06.49 PM IST
Even manufacturers can't manipulate EVMs: Election CommissionWith Opposition's questions on the reliability of the electronic voting machines getting louder, the Commission has come out with a list of...
09 Apr, 2017, 02.34 PM IST