Assembly Election Results 2026: When will results for Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry be declared?The Election Commission of India will announce the results for the Assembly Elections 2026 in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and P...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
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...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
How to find your polling booth near you 2026: Step-by-Step guide for Tamil Nadu and West Bengal votersHow to find polling station online India check: As Tamil Nadu and West Bengal gear up for Assembly elections on April 23, 2026, authorities...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: How will 64 crore votes be counted? Here is the complete processThe counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections will follow strict guidelines set by the Election Commission. The process will begin with...
04 Jun, 2024, 05.38 AM 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
Count of postal ballots will commence first: CECThe process of simultaneous counting of postal ballots and EVM votes followed in 2019 elections continues in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. ...
03 Jun, 2024, 06.03 PM IST
LS Polls 2024: Many poll officials in Bengaluru missed out on polling as their ballot slips never cameElection duty officials in Bengaluru were unable to cast their votes in the recent election, despite reminders and due process. Some offici...
29 Apr, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
Many poll officials feared missed out on voting in Bengaluru as their ballot slips never cameElection officials in Bengaluru, assigned to ensure voting fairness, were deprived of their own votes due to administrative lapses. Despite...
28 Apr, 2024, 03.03 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
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
Digvijaya Singh demands VVPAT slips be put in 'microchip free' ballot box and used for declaring poll resultsHis comments come days after the ECI held consultations with recognised national and state political parties on its proposal on remote voti...
19 Jan, 2023, 01.26 PM IST
What if I press a wrong button on EVM?VVPAT plays an important role in providing a visual indication in the form of paper slip to ensure the voter has cast the vote of his choic...
18 Sep, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
What are Electronic Voting Machines?EVM's run on normal battery and they do not require electricity. An EVM can be used to record a maximum of 2,000 votes.
18 Sep, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
VVPAT count to be held at the end like in the past: EC sourcesThe EC is also learnt to have decided to count postal ballots simultaneously with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) count due to the "sheer s...
22 May, 2019, 03.47 PM IST
Election Commission rules out paper ballot system after EVM challengeWith the Centre releasing Rs 3,173 crore for acquiring 16.15 lakh VVPAT machines, these will be used in all polling stations in the 2019 Lo...
03 Jun, 2017, 10.51 PM IST
No need of reverting to paper ballot system: CECIn a fitting reply to all political parties, who questioned the accuracy of the VVPAT, the CEC said there is no need to revert to the old p...
20 May, 2017, 09.23 PM IST