Opposition parties meet, likely to take up EVM issue
New Delhi, May 21(UNI) Congress and other Opposition parties met here on Tuesday to discuss political strategies on the outcome of the 2019 general elections.
Opposition parties to meet poll body over concerns about EVMs
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): After the exit polls predicted a landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 21 opposition parties will rally to the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday to voice their concerns about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines, media reports said.
Four cops suspended after 6 EVMs found in hotel
Patna, May 7 (UNI): Election Commission today suspended four police personnel and issued a show cause notice to a polling officer following recovery of six EVMs in a hotel in Muzaffarpur district.
Opposition demands tallying of VVPATs with EVM vote in all booths if discrepancy found
New Delhi, May 7 (UNI): Hours after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea by 21 Opposition parties asking for 50 per cent counting of VVPAT slip, a delegation of Opposition leaders on Tuesday met Election Commission and reiterated their demand of increasing the counting of VVPAT and verification of VVPATs in all poling stations of the Assembly segment, if any discrepancy is found in any of the five VVPATs that are to be tallied with the EVM votes as per the apex court order.
Opposition has accepted defeat therefore giving 'gaali' to EVM: PM Narendra Modi
Lohardaga, Apr 24 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the opposition has begin to blame the EVMs since it has accepted its defeat after the third phase of polling in the country concluded yesterday.
Chandrababu Naidu bats for postal ballot system, seeks DMK support
Chennai, Apr 16 (UNI): Telugu Desam party (TDP) supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday demanded scrapping of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and reverting back to the ballot paper system of voting.
Opposition parties threaten to move SC on EVM malfunction issue
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Opposition parties have threatened to move the Supreme Court on the issue of malfunctioning EVMs because they said the Election Commission was not doing enough to address their concerns.
Chandrababu Naidu, EC indulge in war of words over faulty EVM
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday protested over faulty voting machines in the national capital.
Supreme Court increases number of EVMs for VVPAT counting
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Monday increased the number of EVMs for physical VVPAT counting from one constituency to five for legislative constituencies, after hearing a petition filed by 21 opposition parties seeking to equate the EVM counting with VVPAT.
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ECIL says Shuja wasn't involved with EVM development
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) has said Syed Shuja, the "cyber expert" who claimed India's electronic voting machines (EVMs) could be hacked and they had in fact been hacked to the benefit of the BJP in the 2014 general elections, had not been a regular employee of the company and that he was not involved in the development of the EVMs between 2009 and 2014, media reports said.
Election Commission seeks FIR in EVM hack claim case
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India on Tuesday sought to file an FIR in the case of an Indian "cyber expert" named Syed Shuja claiming that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in India could be tampered with, said media reports.
EVMs cannot be hacked: Election Commission reacts to claims otherwise by 'expert'
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has denied allegations by an "expert" - in a news conference in London - that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in Indian elections can be tampered with.
Clarify controversy raised over functioning of EVMs: Omar Abdullah tells EC
Srinagar Dec 9 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abudllah on Saturday urged that the Election Commission should clarify the controversy raised over the functioning of the EVMs.
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): The Election Commission is all set to host its EVM challenge in Delhi on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Saturday confirmed that EVM Challenge will take place on June 3.