West Bengal polls: ECI cracks down on musclemen, 199 arrested ahead of Phase 1 votingAs West Bengal braces for electoral battles, state officials are implementing rigorous security strategies. With more than 199 arrests made...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Kerala and Assam Elections 2026: How to download your voter ID, step-by-step guide to get your E-EPICKerala and Assam are gearing up for Assembly elections on 9 April 2026, with final preparations underway to ensure smooth voting. Voters ar...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
First randomisation of EVM-VVPATs completed in Assam, Kerala, PuducherryThe Election Commission has finished the initial random distribution of electronic voting machines and paper trail devices. This process en...
21 Mar, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Karnataka: Congress on defensive after voters give thumbs up to EVMsA Karnataka government survey shows most voters trust Electronic Voting Machines. This finding challenges the Congress party's campaign aga...
02 Jan, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
EVMs cannot be tampered with, courts say rigging impossible: CEC Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar dismissed claims that EVMs can be tampered with, citing court rulings that confirm their reliabilit...
08 Jan, 2025, 03.41 PM IST
Maharashtra Congress to launch campaign against EVMs, demands return of paper ballotsThe Maharashtra Congress is launching a statewide signature campaign advocating for a return to paper ballots in elections. They are raisin...
27 Nov, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
View: In EVM-VVPAT we trustIndia's EVMs, introduced in the 1990s, were initially met with scepticism. But they have evolved, incorporating state-of-the-art technology...
15 Feb, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
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...
22 May, 2019, 09.53 PM IST
Delhi sees low turnout; Congress, AAP complain of EVM glitchesThe turnout did not meet the expectations considering the awareness campaigns undertaken by the poll body, Delhi’s chief electoral officer ...
13 May, 2019, 06.49 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
Election Commission of India to soon call all party meeting on EVM issue: Nasim ZaidiThe electoral body is planning to throw an open challenge, asking anyone to try hacking its EVMs to dispel doubts of any misuse, it is lear...
29 Apr, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Supreme Court asks Centre, ECI to respond on EVM tampering rowSC asked the govt and the EC to respond on concerns expressed by the BSP and Congress on alleged tampering of electronic voting machines in...
14 Apr, 2017, 12.45 AM IST
VVPAT and new-generation EVMs will enhance voters’ confidence: Chief Election Commissioner Nasim ZaidiThe new M3 machines are subject to height test. They also have self-diagnostic features. They can check internally whether everything is pr...
26 Mar, 2017, 09.17 AM IST
Assembly polls: Little man in the little polling booth continues to fox pollstersThe results of recently concluded assembly elections have surprised all --journalists, experts as well as poll battle hardened politicians.
20 Mar, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
Election Commission should probe into EVM tampering charges: CongressAsked if the Congress is ready for a probe in Punjab too where the AAP is alleging EVM tampering, she said her party has the confidence and...
15 Mar, 2017, 10.38 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Final turnout of 61.7% in Maharashtra till 6 PMThe 19 constituencies in Maharashtra where polling was held today in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state recorded an avera...
18 Apr, 2014, 03.21 AM IST
- Don’t ban electronic voting machines
Election Commission's reported move to set up an expert committee to resolve the doubts raised over the use of EVMs is welcome.
06 Oct, 2010, 05.53 AM IST