Supreme Court says time-stamping of voting on VVPAT slips technical matter in Election Commission's domainThe Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to decide on a plea seeking to add the precise time of voting to VVPAT slips. This meas...
27 May, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
BJP does it again! Takes saffron wave into Mamata’s bastion on back of winning streakA new chapter in Indian politics is unfolding. The BJP's return in Haryana signifies a strategic revival, and the once-unbreakable grip of ...
04 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Assembly Election Results 2026: How votes are counted in India; step-by-step process explainedElection 2026 Votes Counting Process: The Election Commission of India will announce the results for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal...
04 May, 2026, 05.28 AM 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
Call on increasing VVPAT-EVM count after reportVVPAT or paper trail machine is a device which dispenses a slip with the symbol of the party for which a person has voted for.
11 Mar, 2019, 07.29 AM IST
'After ISI report, EC to decide on raising polling stations where VVPAT slips matched with results'The VVPAT are used in all polling stations but as of now, results of EVMs and VVPATs are matched in one polling station per constituency.
01 Dec, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
Paper trail machines don't click pictures: EC to tell votersThe CEC said voters are made to believe that it would be known which button on the EVM was pressed.
05 Aug, 2018, 05.18 PM IST
100 per cent match in random vote count on EVMs and paper trail slips: EC officialThe EC had said it would conduct random vote counts on EVMs and VVPAT slips in one polling station in each of the 182 Assembly constituenci...
18 Dec, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
Will file fresh plea for counting of VVPAT slips in Gujarat: Congress"We are very shortly going to represent and then file a fresh comprehensive petition," Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said.
15 Dec, 2017, 11.15 PM IST
Not more than 1,400 voters per polling station: Election CommissionSince the thermal paper roll used in the VVPAT machines can print 1,500 slips, the "maximum number of electors at any polling station shall...
18 Oct, 2017, 05.59 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
Election Commission may reconsider 5 per cent paper trail tallyingThe EC had decided to ensure mandatory counting of voter verified paper audit trail slips to tally with results given by VVPAT-linked EVMs ...
09 Aug, 2017, 01.40 AM IST
Paper trail could delay poll results by 3 hrs: EC officialsThe panel also foresees the possibility of tension among supporters of rival parties at counting centres, given the long wait till 11am bef...
10 Jul, 2017, 08.11 AM 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
Cabinet clears Election Commission proposal for paper trail machinesThe clearance was given by the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the proposal of "procurement of VVPAT units" after a brie...
19 Apr, 2017, 01.40 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