EC rejects RJD leader’s claim of ‘25,000 pre-loaded votes’ in EVMs, calls allegation baselessThe Election Commission has refuted RJD leader Jagdanand Singh's claim of pre-loaded votes in Bihar's EVMs, deeming it technically impossib...
18 Nov, 2025, 03.31 PM IST
After NC, Trinamool rejects Congress's EVM tampering chargeDisagreements emerge within the INDIA alliance over EVM tampering claims. Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee challenges Congress to prove t...
17 Dec, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
"Show how EVMs can be hacked": TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee differs with Congress on EVM functioningTrinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee challenged those questioning EVM reliability to demonstrate their claims to the Election Commission...
16 Dec, 2024, 04.17 PM IST
EVM battery charge levels vary from mock to actual pollsThe Haryana election results have led the Congress to question varying EVM battery levels across polling stations, suggesting potential imp...
10 Oct, 2024, 11.10 PM 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
View: In EVM-VVPAT we trustIndia's EVMs, introduced in the 1990s, were initially met with scepticism. But they have evolved, incorporating state-of-the-art technology...
15 Feb, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
EC dismisses Jairam Ramesh's concerns on VVPATs, asserts full faith in EVMsThe Election Commission of India dismissed concerns raised by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh regarding Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (V...
05 Jan, 2024, 03.44 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
Himachal Pradesh Polls: Vote counting to begin on Dec 8 in 68 counting halls at 59 locationsAbout 76.44 per cent of voters had exercised their franchise in the assembly polls held on November 12. As many as 52,859 (87 per cent appr...
07 Dec, 2022, 03.39 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
As independents increase, booths need more EVMs in BengaluruThere are over 15 candidates in the fray from each constituency and each EVM can accommodate names of only 16 candidates.
09 Apr, 2019, 10.59 AM IST
SC seeks EC's response on Opposition leaders' plea for tallying of 50 per cent of EVMs with VVPATThe plea was filed by several opposition leaders, including Andhra Pradesh CMhief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Delhi chief minister Arvin...
16 Mar, 2019, 09.10 AM IST
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.
13 Sep, 2018, 08.11 AM IST
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"...
05 Sep, 2018, 09.44 PM IST
EVM software is foolproof, 2-tier checks on: ECSenior EC officials maintain that while software tampering of EVMs is not possible, there is a 3-4% chance for hardware malfunctioning .
05 Dec, 2017, 02.07 AM IST
How to hack an EVM in five steps explained by AAP's engineer-turned-MLA Saurabh BhardwajAAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj claimed that anyone knowing a "secret code" can tamper with the EVMs and the code can be fed into a machine while ...
09 May, 2017, 08.22 PM IST
Gujarat elections: Political parties to get boothwise list of EVMsTo bring more transparency in the polling process, political parties in Gujarat will be armed with boothwise list of EVMs, election officia...
14 Nov, 2012, 06.16 PM IST