New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a review petition by 21 opposition parties for verification of 50 per cent Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) using voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips, next week. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had directed the Election Commission[Read More…]
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Here’s how you can vote on EVM and verify on VVPAT
As the first phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will be held on April 11, It becomes important for people to know how they should cast their votes during the upcoming polls. To cast the vote, people in India must have a Voter’s ID or the Electors Photo Identity[Read More…]
Counting VVPAT slips of 50% EVMs could delay Lok Sabha poll results by 5 days: EC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) indicated to the Supreme Court that the Lok Sabha poll results could be delayed by five to six days if the opposition parties’ demand to increase VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) slips counting by 50% became a reality. It further added that implementing the demand of[Read More…]
SC seeks response from Centre, EC on tallying of VVPAT
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) seeking direction to the poll panel to increase the tallying of VVPAT from the current 10 per cent to 30 per cent for this year’s general elections. A bench of Chief Justice[Read More…]
Telangana Assembly Polls 2018 Voting Live Updates: 68% voting recorded till 5 PM
Live Updates on Telangana polls: Telangana Assembly Polls 2018 Voting Live Updates: 68% voting recorded till 5 PM#TelanganaElections2018https://t.co/jsvVF9GxmT pic.twitter.com/2blxjd5KOv — Newsd (@GetNewsd) December 7, 2018 1:30 PM: Voting touches 48 per cent mark at 1 PM 12:08 PM: Tennis Superstar Sania Mirza casts her vote in Hyderabad Be a part of your[Read More…]
2019 Lok Sabha poll: VVPATs for all 10.6 lakh polling stations, says EC
New Delhi: Assuring timely allocation of electronic voting machines (EVM) for the 2019 general elections, the Election Commission on Sunday said it was in the process of ensuring allocation of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) for over 10 lakh polling stations. The mandatory First Level Checks and training to[Read More…]
EC working on formula to boost voter confidence in EVMs: CEC OP Rawat
Ruling out the possibility of going back to paper ballots in place of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Election Commission says it is working on a formula that will “minimise errors and maximise confidence” of the stakeholders in the working of the electronic voting machines. It also says simultaneous elections[Read More…]
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…]
US election officials worried as hackers break into EVMs
Amid the growing debate over whether electronic voting machines (EVMs) are hackable or not, elections officials in the US are worried over the increasing “information warfare” as mid-term polls loom. According to a CNN report, at the annual “Def Con hacker convention” here over the weekend, state and local election officials who attended the[Read More…]
AAP loses all seats in Gujarat, asks why VVPAT slips not counted
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which lost all 29 seats it contested in the Gujarat Assembly elections questioned why VVPAT slips were not being counted and said that the BJP will be “exposed soon”. AAP Delhi MLA and Chief Spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj told IANS that the BJP was[Read More…]
SC rejects Congress plea for 20% vote count via VVPAT in Gujarat
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) seeking direction to the Election Commission (EC) to count votes through paper trail attached to the EVMs in 20 per cent of the polling booths in Gujarat. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak[Read More…]
Aadhaar, the much needed reform in the world of ID cards
The Indian voter ID card is issued by the Election Commission of India. The voter card is issued to all Indian citizens who have attained the age of 18 years and qualify to be a voter. It has a general identity, address, and age proof. It is also known as[Read More…]
EC to soon call all party meeting on EVM issue
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…]
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…]