Misuse of power, money to control election mechanism seen during Maharashtra polls: Sharad PawarSharad Pawar claimed misuse of power and money in Maharashtra elections, arguing it manipulated the entire election mechanism. The oppositi...
30 Nov, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
EVM source code should never be disclosed: SCSupreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that EVM source codes "should never be disclosed" as the same can be misused. A bench comprising j...
25 Apr, 2024, 01.12 AM IST
All fine with EVMs, says Ajit PawarAjit Pawar, the leader of the Maharashtra opposition, contradicted his uncle and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar's stan...
10 Apr, 2023, 12.10 PM IST
Unused EVM found at counting centre in Assam's HailakandiOn investigation, it was found that the unused EVM which had been kept in reserve on polling day, had inadvertently found its way to the co...
02 May, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
Opposition parties ask Election Commission to count 50% VVPATs for tamper-free votingThe meeting with the EC brass followed Friday’s meeting of the 23 Opposition parties in Delhi where they alleged systematic tampering of th...
05 Feb, 2019, 10.02 AM IST
100 per cent chances for hacking EVMs, says Chandrababu NaiduHe demanded that the Election Commission of India either ensure VVPAT receipts were issued 100 per cent or revert to the old ballot paper s...
26 Jan, 2019, 06.40 PM IST
Supreme Court dismisses PIL seeking use of ballot papers in assembly, Lok Sabha polls"Every system and machine is capable to be used and misused. Doubts will be everywhere," the bench said, while dismissing the PIL.
22 Nov, 2018, 11.25 PM IST
Indian EVMs cause furore in BotswanaDiamond-rich Botswana is seeing heated political debates over using EVMs imported from India. The Election Commission is facing questions o...
31 May, 2018, 11.59 AM IST
Reverting to paper ballots is a retrograde step: ex-CEC KrishnamurthyThe paper ballot system is susceptible to manipulation, leads to wastage of paper and takes longer to announce poll results, among other di...
19 Mar, 2018, 05.01 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh: Opposition parties demand future elections with ballot papersBSP chief Mayawati, who had in March raised doubts over EVMs, threw an open challenge to the BJP to hold the 2019 Lok Sabha polls using bal...
02 Dec, 2017, 07.35 PM IST
Election Commission rejects AAP's demand to tamper with EVM motherboardThe AAP had yesterday asked the Commission not to have any set guidelines for the EVM challenge as a person planning to hack the machine wo...
25 May, 2017, 09.13 PM IST
Election Commission of India to soon call all party meeting on EVM issue: Nasim ZaidiThe electoral body is planning to throw an open challenge, asking anyone to try hacking its EVMs to dispel doubts of any misuse, it is lear...
29 Apr, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal's EVM tampering claims 'incorrect, unacceptable', says ECThe AAP leader had this morning met Election Commission officials over the issue where he was told that the machines cannot be tampered wit...
04 Feb, 2015, 11.23 PM IST
Voting machines tamper proof: Election Commission to Panthers PartyIn a letter to J and K Panthers Party leader Bhim Singh, the EC said the EVMs are not manufactured by any Gujarat-based company.
02 Sep, 2014, 03.23 PM IST
- SC notice Election Commission, Centre on Swamy's plea on EVMs
The Delhi High Court had on January 17 refused to issue directions to the Election Commission on Swamy's plea.
07 May, 2012, 03.26 PM IST
- EVMs not tamper-proof, but no paper trail: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court today refused to issue directions to EC on Subramanian Swamy's plea that either paper printouts be incorporated in EVMs or...
17 Jan, 2012, 12.23 PM IST
- EC working on curbing role of money in polls: Quraishi
The CEC siad restricting role of money in polls was a priority.
31 Jul, 2010, 03.52 AM IST