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…]
Tag: EVM tampering
Uttarakhand: Aide of top BJP leader predicted exact results a week before the counting
Raju Binjola, a close aide of Uttarakhand BJP spokesperson Munna Singh Chauhan had accurately predicted the vote share of both Congress and BJP in many key booths of the constituency more than a week before the results were announced, on Facebook. Now, questions are being raised over the accuracy of[Read More…]
EC to soon call all party meeting on EVM issue
EVM tampering: Uttarakhand HC issues notice to EC, state govt
The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission and the state government on a petition regarding the EVM tampering in Dehradun’s Vikasnagar constituency. The petition, filed by former cabinet minister Navprabhat, has alleged that there were tampering and manipulation of EVMs at the constituency during the[Read More…]
MCD aftermath: Rifts in AAP as senior leaders deny Kejriwal’s EVM-tampering claims
After BJP’s impressive victory in the Delhi MCD polls, a number of AAP party members along with Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra called for introspection over the party’s overthrow in the polls saying that the loss cannot be blamed only on EVMs even as the party leadership alleged “rigging” of voting[Read More…]
AAP will go back to its roots if BJP wins: Arvind Kejriwal
Soon after the MCD polls got over and the results are just around the corner, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that he will launch a “movement” if BJP wins in the MCD elections as per the exit polls. Notably, the exit poll predicted a landslide victory for[Read More…]
Delhi HC rejects AAP’s plea to use VVPAT EVMs in MCD elections
Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed its plea for using Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVM machines in the municipal polls scheduled for April 23. Justice A K Pathak rejected the petition saying no such direction can be issued at the “eleventh hour” as it could amount to “stalling the elections”. During[Read More…]
Cabinet clears EC proposal to buy VVPAT-enabled EVMs
Following the Opposition’s protest over alleged EVM tampering,the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Election Commission (EC) proposal to buy new Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVM machines. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the Centre will allot Rs 3174 crores for 16 lakh odd machines to BEL ECIL,[Read More…]
Mamata Banerjee bats for paper ballot
EC’s only aim is to bring BJP to power: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the Election Commission’s only aim was to bring the BJP to power at any cost. Kejriwal said 18 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) had surfaced in Dholpur in Rajasthan which voted only for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) no matter which button[Read More…]
EVM accuracy beyond doubt, says EC
EC should consider paper ballots instead of EVMs: Congress
The Congress party on Monday asked the Election Commission to introspect and explore possibility of shifting voting from EVMs to the alternative system of paper ballots. The party also added that EC should not be an advocate for electronic voting machines (EVMs) and should conduct polls to the satisfaction of[Read More…]