Electoral employees assemble EVM and VVPAT machines in Bhopal. | Photo Credit: A.M. FARUQUI The Election Commission of India (ECI) categorically assured the Supreme Court that it is impossible to tamper with electronic voting machines (EVMs) “at any stage”. The assurance comes on the eve of the General Elections to the Lok Sabha. Replying to … Read more
Congress workers seen protesting against the EVM machines at AICC during state assembly election results in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA As some opposition leaders have raised questions on EVMs after Assembly poll results were announced in five states, BJP leaders mocked them, saying they are looking for excuses to hide their … Read more
No demonstration of the remote electronic voting machines (RVM) before political parties was held after the opposition sought more discussion. The date for political parties to submit written responses has now been extended to February 28 from January 31, according to sources. The political parties sought for consensus on the issue, sources said. Opposition parties … Read more
As another election marathon starts off today – spread over a month, seven phases, and five states – political parties and their candidates will be anxious to see how many citizens queue up in their favour. But a far more essential question for India’s democracy will be answered when we know how many citizens will … Read more
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal State Election Commission that CCTV surveillance be maintained in every booth for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls to be held on December 19. The court also said electronic surveillance should be ensured in strong rooms where EVMs will be stored following the elections. A … Read more
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said the Election Commission needs to start acting decisively on reports of private vehicles transporting electronic voting machines, and a serious re-evaluation of the use of EVMs needs to be carried out by all national parties. Her remarks came over a video which surfaced on social media allegedly … Read more
NEW DELHI: There was no mismatch between the voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) counts and the votes recorded by electronic voting machines in the Bihar assembly election held last month, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The VVPAT slips were counted in 1,215 randomly-selected polling stations of Bihar to match with the votes counted … Read more
-AKSHAY ROUT The countrywide JEE-NEET exams that finally got under way is yet another litmus test for Bihar, which is grappling with a raging pandemic and ravaging floods. These exams of course do not match up to the magnitude and complexity that the assembly election due in October-November, poses for the state, with an electorate … Read more