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
4.5 crore VVPAT slips counted, no discrepancy found: CEC Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar highlights the integrity of India's electoral process. He assures that no discrepancies were found ...
07 Jan, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
EC counted 1,445 VVPAT slips in Maharashtra, there was no mismatch with EVM numbers: State's Chief Election OfficerMaharashtra's Chief Election Officer confirmed the accuracy of EVMs after counting 1445 VVPAT slips, finding no mismatches. This follows al...
10 Dec, 2024, 07.05 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
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...
26 Apr, 2024, 05.12 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
Countdown to 2024: EVM-paper slip issue returns to political arenaThe issue of EVM credibility and VVPAT auditing has been raised repeatedly by many political parties. During the August 27, 2018 meeting th...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.28 AM IST
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...
08 Sep, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
Can I ask for a copy of VVPAT?The VVPAT machine gives instant feedback to the voter, through a printed slip. Essentially, after a voter presses the button confirming the...
18 Sep, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Eight cases of VVPAT-EVM mismatch in Lok Sabha pollsThe counting mismatch –– estimated at 0.0004% –– has had no impact on the final election results in the eight cases, an election commission...
22 Jul, 2019, 08.28 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
Changing VVPAT count protocol not practical: EC to 22 opposition partiesThe guideline broadly states that the slip count should be held at the end of counting of votes polled in EVMs.
22 May, 2019, 10.24 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
Opposition leaders to meet EC officials regarding tallying of VVPAT slips with EVM figuresThe opposition parties are demanding tallying of VVPAT slips with EVM figures in an entire Assembly constituency in case a discrepancy is f...
20 May, 2019, 09.27 PM IST
Counting of VVPAT slips: SC grants week's time to opposition leaders for filing reply on Election Commission affidavitA bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Opposition leaders, to file the reply by next...
01 Apr, 2019, 02.26 PM IST
Present method of counting VVPAT slips most suitable: EC to Supreme CourtThe poll panel justified the existing system of random counting of the VVPAT slips from one polling booth per assembly segment.
29 Mar, 2019, 06.09 PM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: EVM slip will help voters verify their voteThis time, voters in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency will be able to verify if their vote has been cast right, with help of VVPAT.
29 Apr, 2014, 12.40 PM IST