Delhi polls: AAP to deploy teams at booths to detect anomalies, foul ployThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has deployed trained volunteers to ensure voting procedures are accurate and to detect any anomalies in the upcom...
04 Feb, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
4.5 crore VVPAT slips counted, no discrepancy found: CEC Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar assured the nation that no discrepancies have been found in EVM and VVPAT vote counts. He explained...
07 Jan, 2025, 07.57 PM IST
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: How votes are counted? Here is the complete processMaharashtra assembly elections will be held on November 20. Results will be declared on November 23. The state will vote in a single phase....
23 Nov, 2024, 06.36 AM IST
EVMs in India are a 'black box', says Rahul Gandhi as he backs Tesla CEO Elon Musk's concernsCongress leader Rahul Gandhi and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have raised concerns about the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), calling ...
17 Jun, 2024, 02.47 PM IST
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...
03 Jun, 2024, 10.03 PM IST
India's monumental election logistics: A global showcase of democratic processIndia is conducting the world's largest democratic election with 968.8 million registered voters. This massive process, nearly three times ...
25 May, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: How to cast vote? Here is a step-by-step guideHere's a sequential walkthrough: Confirm eligibility, validate at the polling station, bring your Voter ID, cross-check information on the ...
06 May, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Relax. EVMs are secure, can be moreThe whole process, involving technical, management and legal aspects, has been a success story for EC from the days of ballot boxes, when b...
27 Apr, 2024, 04.06 PM IST
Supreme Court reserves judgment on petitions seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verificationThe Supreme Court reserved its judgment on petitions urging for 100% verification of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips before ...
18 Apr, 2024, 04.25 PM IST
SC ordered 2% slip audit in 2019 on parties' petitionThe Supreme Court has heard a plea for a complete count of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail paper slips in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. ...
03 Apr, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
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- ...
23 May, 2019, 09.30 PM IST
Most exit polls predict another term for PM Modi, some project 300+ seats for NDATimes Now telecast two exit polls giving the NDA 296 and 306 seats, while projecting 126 and 132 for the Congress-led UPA.
19 May, 2019, 10.12 PM IST
Opposition urges SC to review its VVPAT order for increasing the vote tally to 50%The review plea filed by 21 Opposition parties cited recent instances of EVM malfunctioning across the country.
25 Apr, 2019, 10.18 AM IST
Paper trail matching: EC says will implement SC directions with immediate effectThe top court said its direction was issued keeping in mind confidence of voters and credibility of the electoral process.
09 Apr, 2019, 08.08 AM IST
SC directs EC to increase random checking of VVPAT slipsA bench headed by CJI Gogoi did not agree to the request of 21 opposition parties leaders that VVPAT slips of 50 per cent EVMs be matched.
09 Apr, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
Experts back poll panel’s VVPAT counting formulaThe VVPAT is a printer-like machine attached to an EVM that allows a voter to briefly see whether his vote has been correctly gone in favou...
08 Oct, 2018, 07.05 AM IST
- Don’t ban electronic voting machines
Election Commission's reported move to set up an expert committee to resolve the doubts raised over the use of EVMs is welcome.
06 Oct, 2010, 05.53 AM IST