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
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
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
EVM-VVPAT Case: Supreme Court to decide today on pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slipsEVM-VVPAT Case, Supreme Court Order: India's Supreme Court is set to announce its decision on petitions calling for cross-verification of v...
26 Apr, 2024, 09.32 AM 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
What are VVPATs, how do they work and why is Opposition demanding more machines in Lok Sabha polls?The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Election Commission regarding a PIL submitted by activist Arun Kumar Agrawal on EVMs, calling ...
02 Apr, 2024, 04.26 PM IST
Not opposed to EVMs but against electronic voting manipulation: CongressCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh renewed the demand by the Congress and other parties for 100 per cent counting of the VVPAT slips ...
17 Mar, 2024, 08.25 PM IST
What is VVPAT?The VVPAT machine gives instant feedback to the voter, through a printed slip.
05 Feb, 2020, 02.41 PM 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
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
Poll Panel to set up VVPAT counting boothThe VVPAT counting booth (VCB) — a bank cashier-like cabin — will be enclosed with wire mesh so that no VVPAT slip can be accessed by any u...
16 Apr, 2019, 07.30 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
Opposition leaders say 6-day delay for poll results okay if 50pc VVPAT slips countedThey clarified that this is not an adversarial litigation and the plea was filed in public interest with the sole intention of ensuring fre...
07 Apr, 2019, 06.10 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
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