New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday questioned the Election Commission over the privately sourced Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) used in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections. “From where can you procure EVMs privately? Doesn’t ECI claim that no one can manufacture or buy or[Read More…]
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Congress, other opposition parties demand switch to ballot papers, meet Election Commission today
Opposition parties to take their demand of bringing back the ballot paper instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections and thereafter to the Election Commission today on Monday. 17 other like-minded opposition parties including the National Democratic Alliance ally Shiv Sena are coming together on one platform[Read More…]
Is Congress planning to boycott general election 2019?
Congress along with other like-minded opposition parties in states are planning to call a stir to protest against the present mode of voting in India. According to a reliable source, all the non-BJP parties are coming together on one platform with a demand to switch back to the previous mode[Read More…]
EC to get 40 lakh VVPAT machines, EVMs by September 2018: AK Joti
The Election Commission will get 40 lakh VVPAT machines and EVMs by September 2018 for use in the 2019 general elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AK Joti said on Wednesday. The VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) machine attached to an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) generates a paper slip with the[Read More…]
Maharashtra collector confirms EVM fraud in RTI reply
An RTI response from Maharashtra’s Buldhana district collectorate has confirmed malfunctioning of electronic voting machine (EVM), despite Election Commissions of India’s claims of fair voting machines. As per reports, Buldhana collectorate’s election department has replied to an RTI query confirming that votes of an independent candidate had gone to BJP’s[Read More…]
Our machines far more secure than voting machines used abroad: EC
On Saturday, the Election Commission (EC) held a demonstrator of voting machines to prove that they cannot be tampered with. This comes in the backdrop of the all-party meeting which was held last Friday with the EC to debate the upcoming ‘EVM hackathon’ after allegations that the voting machines were[Read More…]