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
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
1,440 VVPATs verified in Maharashtra polls, all results matched with EVM counts: OfficialMaharashtra's Additional Chief Electoral Officer confirmed 1,440 VVPATs were verified during the recent assembly polls, with results matchi...
11 Dec, 2024, 09.05 PM IST
EVM and VVPAT cross-verification shows no tamperingThe first EVM-VVPAT Checking and Verification exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India has revealed no discrepancies in the r...
30 Aug, 2024, 12.06 AM 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
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
Will preserve EVM video footage for Rampur constituency as per protocol: EC to HCThe Election Commission assures the Delhi High Court of preserving EVM video footage for Rampur Lok Sabha Constituency in UP as per protoco...
18 May, 2024, 03.19 PM IST
"EVMs never sent to South Africa": EC dismisses Congress charge about 're-use' of voting machineIn a letter addressed to Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala, the EC while dismissing the party's claim said it had used new EVMs manuf...
12 May, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
Meghalaya assembly polls will see use of M3 model of EVMChief Electoral Officer of Meghalaya FR Kharkongor while talking to ET said, “design of M3 model is sleeker and lighter in weight. This is ...
22 Feb, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
EC acts over EVM complaints, three UP officials removed from poll dutyThe officials were replaced on the directions of the Election Commission. The nodal officer for EVMs in Varanasi, a returning officer (RO) ...
09 Mar, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
108 centres, 256 cos of central forces, strict COVID measures: All set for May 2 counting for Bengal pollsA three-tier security arrangement has been in place at 108 counting centres where polled electronic voting machines (EVMs), along with vote...
01 May, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
EVMs are absolutely fool proof: Delhi's Chief Electoral OfficerDelhi's Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh said the EVM is "robust by design" and there is no way the machine can be tampered with.
21 May, 2019, 03.29 PM IST
Series of incidents involving EVMs prompts Election Commission into actionThe commission is also set to initiate intensive training and awareness for all polling staff across states to remind them of the rulebook ...
10 Dec, 2018, 02.43 PM IST
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...
09 Dec, 2017, 10.08 AM IST
Election Commission tells you everything you want to know about EVM hackingECI- EVMs are stand alone machines and are not connected to the internet and also not computer controlled or any other network at any point...
08 Apr, 2017, 01.20 AM IST