Kerala Assembly election results on May 4 after high-stakes triangular fightThis Monday, the political landscape of Kerala is set to shift as the counting of votes begins for the Assembly elections held on April 9. ...
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 Results Date and Time: Check counting start time and where to watch liveThe Election Commission of India has announced that Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 results will be declared on May 4, 2026. Counting of vot...
Tamil Nadu at the booths: Can turnout break the 2011 peak?Tamil Nadu votes today in Assembly elections. Over 5.73 crore people are eligible to cast their ballots. A record 14.6 lakh first-time vote...
Voting begins across Tamil Nadu, people briskly turn up before polling booths to cast votesVoting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election began on Thursday. Key parties DMK and AIADMK are contesting. Prominent leaders and actors cast...
Election Commission seizes items worth Rs 1,262 crore in TNTamil Nadu has seized over Rs 1,262 crore in cash, gold, liquor, and drugs ahead of the April 23 elections. The state's electoral roll comp...
Assam: Congress' Udalguri candidate quits ahead of Thursday pollsCongress candidate Suren Daimari from Udalguri has withdrawn his candidature and resigned from the party, citing a lack of support and feel...
Nearly a dozen Lok Sabha candidates seek EVM-VVPAT checkThe Election Commission of India has received fewer than ten requests from candidates who lost in the recent Lok Sabha elections for verifi...
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...
Election Commission will require around 30 lakh EVMs, 1.5-year preparation time for simultaneous polls to LS, assembliesAccording to the sources, the commission will require nearly 30 lakh control units, about 43 lakh ballot units and about 32 lakh VVPATs for...
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...
Will get all paper trail machines required for next Lok Sabha polls by Nov end: ECThe statement is apparently in response to certain media reports reportedly questioning the availability of the machines ordered for the LS...
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...
EC plans for ‘normal’ Lok Sabha, state pollsThe Election Commission remains focused on preparations for the general election in April-May 2019 and a few state polls due around the sam...
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...
EVMs to have paper trail (VVPAT) in Gujarat polls: EC to SCThe VVPAT machine is connected with EVMs and dispenses a paper proof for the voters so that they can verify that their vote is cast correct...
Election Commission to get 30,000 new VVPAT machines by July for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh pollsThe poll watchdog will make a formal announcement that VVPAT machines will be used in all polling stations in the two states when the poll ...
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...