- 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...
21 May, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
EC initiates awareness campaign on EVM, VVPAT ahead of Delhi Assembly pollsThe Election Commission is conducting an awareness campaign in Delhi's 11 districts about using EVMs and VVPATs ahead of the 2025 assembly ...
23 Oct, 2024, 08.33 PM IST
VVPAT-EVM verification: Supreme Court rejects plea seeking review of verdictThe Supreme Court dismissed a petition for 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips, stating no review of its April 26 judgement is ...
30 Jul, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
EVM is no issue now: CEC Sushil Chandra"EVM is in existence since 2004 and more than 315 crore voters have used EVM. We feel proud that this country has developed such a machine ...
08 Jan, 2022, 09.53 PM IST
VVPATs only 'confidence building measure', cannot replace EVMs: MP CEORao told ET that VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) is not an alternative to existing counting method but a "confidence building meas...
22 May, 2019, 09.53 PM IST
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...
12 Feb, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
Election Commission objects to Congress moving Supreme Court ‘time & again'The commission filed an affidavit in the case of a petition filed by Congress leader Kamal Nath seeking mandatory counting of VVPAT to ensu...
19 Sep, 2018, 07.53 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
Election Commission considering counting more VVPAT slipsThe EC wants to establish a clear statistical correlation before opting for increased VVPAT counting. It will accordingly decide on the num...
28 Aug, 2018, 10.01 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram set to vote on ‘tamper-proof’ machinesM1 EVMs were last used in the 2014 general elections and were phased out as they completed 15 years of their life cycle and were also not c...
16 Jul, 2018, 09.38 AM IST
EC outreach to clear VVPAT doubtsNearly 50,000 VVPAT machines are in the process of being deployed across states so as to reach every single parliamentary constituency over...
23 Jun, 2018, 08.19 AM IST
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.
28 May, 2018, 04.02 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
Size of VVPAT paper slips to be increased: CECThe electors see voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slip for seven seconds, which would be an acknowledgement receipt for the party...
12 Oct, 2017, 09.52 PM IST
All EVMs in Gujarat assembly polls to have paper trailGujarat is set to become the first state to witness use of EVMs with paper trail in all polling booths during the assembly elections slated...
07 Jul, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
Rs 3,200 crore granted to EC for EVM paper trail unitsThe move comes amid increasing political noises questioning the credibility of electronic voting machines and repeated demand by some to up...
20 Apr, 2017, 07.52 AM IST
EC to introduce VVPAT countrywide on experimental basisThe VVPAT system has already been demonstrated to the representatives of all recognised national and state political parties.
05 Mar, 2014, 04.40 PM IST