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Election Commission reviews poll preparedness in Manipur ahewad of upcoming assembly electionsSenior officers from the Election Commission of India conducted a review of the poll preparedness in Manipur. During the review, representa...
DMK MPs meet demands for CEC's removal over SIR rowThe DMK parliamentary party meeting under M K Stalin adopted resolutions against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The party claim...
124 former IAS, IFS officers write open letter to citizens, defending EC, SIR amid CJP protestIn an open letter, 124 former IAS and IFS officers defended the Election Commission's integrity during recent electoral processes. They emp...
Deputy ECs to visit 5 states as poll body steps up preparedness to hold high stakes electionsSenior Election Commission officials will begin visiting five poll-bound states this week to assess election preparedness at the field leve...
Mayawati demands return to ballot papers, says EVMs undermine trust in electionsMayawati has urged the immediate cessation of electronic voting machines in elections and the reinstatement of ballot papers. She expressed...
CEC Gyanesh Kumar calls India's electoral process as among most transparent in worldIndia currently holds the chairmanship of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), an organ...
- Parties say EVMs, VVPATs malfunctioned; EC says reports exaggerated
Concerns were raised by parties about the functioning of paper trail machines. Sources in the EC noted that failure on part of the ground s...
Election Result 2024: What are EVMs, VVPAT and the controversy related to it?Ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, the INDIA alliance urges the Election Commission to prioritize the counting of postal ballots over...
Introduced nearly 11 years ago to enhance transparency, VVPATs back in focus after SC verdictSupreme Court's decision on EVM-VVPAT verification highlighted the importance of transparency in elections. The ruling focused on the use o...
What are VVPATs, how do they work and why is Opposition demanding more machines in Lok Sabha polls?The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Election Commission regarding a PIL submitted by activist Arun Kumar Agrawal on EVMs, calling ...
EVMs have cleared all tech, judicial tests: EC to INDIA blocThe INDIA-Opposition alliance last month sought 100% match between EVM and VVPAT slips and also that VVPAT slips be handed over to voters i...
100% VVPAT count idea 'regressive', like adopting paper ballot: Election Commission to SCThe Election Commission of India (EC) has defended the EVM-VVPAT system against a petition seeking 100% data cross verification, stating th...
EVM-VVPAT pass test in Lok Sabha pollsThe first Lok Sabha election in which each EVM was 100% backed by a VVPAT and in which physical verification of VVPAT slips has been done- ...
Store EVMs in government buildings only: EC’s advisory to electoral officersThe stricter new standard operating procedure is aimed at avoiding any controversy around the EVMs or VVPATs in the upcoming Lok Sabha elec...
Use GPS to track movement of EVMs & VVPATs: EC to states ahead of Lok Sabha PollsThe instructions will come into effect during the Lok Sabha elections & all states have been asked to submit a consolidated compliance repo...
EVM rigging not possible, chips source coded in India: Rajat Moona, Member, Technical Expert Panel on EVMs, ECEVMs and VVPAT cannot be manipulated and are source coded in India, said Rajat Moona.
Lok Sabha polls: EC to use EVM with VVPAT in all 72,723 Bihar polling stationsThe office of Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, organised a workshop on "First Level Checking (FLC) of EVM and VVPAT and accessible election"...
Election Commission says reports of large-scale EVM failure "exaggerated"The poll panel also rejected reports of polling being cancelled in 35 booth in Bhandara-Gondiya LS constituency in Maharashtra.
Gujarat polls: All checks & balances in place for EVM, VVPAT, says Election CommissionAhead of the first 100% paper trail-based poll in a big state like Gujarat, the Election Commission has assured political parties and voter...
EVMs to have paper trail (VVPAT) in Gujarat polls: EC to SCThe VVPAT machine is connected with EVMs and dispenses a paper proof for the voters so that they can verify that their vote is cast correct...