EVM source code should never be disclosed: SCSupreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that EVM source codes "should never be disclosed" as the same can be misused. A bench comprising j...
25 Apr, 2024, 01.12 AM IST
SC finds no merit in 'going back to ballot paper' logicJustice Datta verbally remarked that "my home state West Bengal has more population than Germany". This was in response to contention raise...
17 Apr, 2024, 12.35 AM IST
EC dismisses Jairam Ramesh's concerns on VVPATs, asserts full faith in EVMsThe Election Commission of India dismissed concerns raised by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh regarding Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (V...
05 Jan, 2024, 03.44 PM IST
EVMs manufactured by 2 state-run companies, are 'completely non-tamperable': Government in Lok SabhaIn a written reply, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said quoting the Election Commission that there is "no technical collaboration with an...
24 Jul, 2019, 03.46 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
EC shoots off letter expressing displeasure at Andhra CM's delegation including EVM theft accused techiePrasad had strongly raised questions about the non tamperability of EVMs. He was arrested in 2010 in the EVM theft case.
14 Apr, 2019, 06.25 AM IST
EVMs being treated like 'football': CECThe CEC is in the Uttar Pradesh capital for the past two days to review poll preparations in the state.
01 Mar, 2019, 04.21 PM IST
Opposition parties ask Election Commission to count 50% VVPATs for tamper-free votingThe meeting with the EC brass followed Friday’s meeting of the 23 Opposition parties in Delhi where they alleged systematic tampering of th...
05 Feb, 2019, 10.02 AM IST
EVM rigging not possible, chips source coded in India: Rajat Moona, Member, Technical Expert Panel on EVMs, ECEVMs and VVPAT cannot be manipulated and are source coded in India, said Rajat Moona.
13 Sep, 2018, 08.11 AM IST
Election Commission considering counting more VVPAT slipsThe EC wants to establish a clear statistical correlation before opting for increased VVPAT counting. It will accordingly decide on the num...
28 Aug, 2018, 10.01 AM IST
EC to provide satisfactory solution to parties' concerns on EVMs: CEC RawatThe Election Commission convened the meeting ahead of elections to several state assemblies later this year and the Lok Sabha polls schedul...
27 Aug, 2018, 08.10 PM IST
Poll panel’s plan to use VVPATs in 2019 elections on trackDesigned by BEL/ECIL, VVPATs were approved by EC in 2013 and the Centre recently released Rs 3,174 crore for its procurement.
04 Aug, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
Show us your EVMs, will prove hacking charge: AAP to Election CommissionThe party, which claims that EVMs can be manipulated, also sought to drum up support for its campaign through a demonstration outside the E...
11 May, 2017, 08.57 PM IST
Election Commission: AAP hacked 'look-alike' gadget, not our EVMParticipating in a discussion on EVM tampering issue, AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj dramatically claimed a voting machine can be manipulated by ...
10 May, 2017, 01.54 AM IST
EVMs are to paper ballots what motor vehicles are to horse drawn buggiesDemocracy in India has made much progress over the decades, with the rest of the world going from being cynical about its survival, to now ...
12 Apr, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
Introspect Punjab polls result, unfair to blame EVMs: EC to AAPIn a strongly-worded letter, the EC said it is unfair on the part of AAP to attribute unsatisfactory poll performance of the party to the a...
03 Apr, 2017, 01.26 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail to be introduced in Jadavpur constituencyThe E.C. has chosen Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency to launch the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail system in EVMs on an experimental basis
02 Apr, 2014, 11.40 AM IST