Electronic Voting Machines
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Mumbai poll official refutes media report, says, 'EVM fully safeguarded against manipulation'
Maharashtra | June 16, 2024 19:59 ISTThe official said neither Ravindra Waikar nor losing candidate Amol Kirtikar of the Shiv Sena (UBT) had sought a recount but verification of invalid postal ballots was demanded and it was done.
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Maharashtra: Army jawan held for demanding Rs 2.5 crore from Shiv Sena-UBT leader to manipulate EVMs
Maharashtra | May 08, 2024 9:27 ISTMaharashtra news: Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second-largest after Uttar Pradesh. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 23 out of 25 seats it contested in alliance with the undivided Shiv Sena.
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'First we will win elections using EVM and then remove them': Akhilesh Yadav on agitation against EV
Uttar Pradesh | May 04, 2024 21:51 ISTAkhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP), which is a part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc, is contesting Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh in alliance with the Congress. The SP and allies are contesting 63 seats while the 'Grand Old Party' is contesting on 17 seats out of total 80.
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SC to hear pleas for VVPAT cross-verification today
India | April 16, 2024 7:30 ISTThe Supreme Court is set to hear pleas today for cross-verification of votes with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. VVPAT, serving as an independent verification system, ensures accurate vote recording.
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'Pan India exercise': EC begins 'first level check' of EVMs, papertrail machines ahead of LS polls
India | June 09, 2023 11:32 ISTEVMs testing: The Election Commission stated that testing is being done in a phased manner across the country. It also said that Mock polls are part of the first-level check (FLC) process.
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EVMs pride of India, provide accurate and timely results: CEC Sushil Chandra
India | December 27, 2022 3:23 ISTSo far, EVMs have been used in four parliamentary elections and 37 Assembly polls, and they have established their credibility due to their accuracy, said Chandra.
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Assam: Priyanka Vadra claims EVMs found in BJP candidate's car, shares video
Elections | April 02, 2021 11:41 ISTCongress 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 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) needs to be carried out by all national parties.
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Know why EVM can never record a wrong vote
Fyi | July 21, 2019 14:50 ISTAn EVM is an Electronic Voting Machine that is used to conduct electronic voting in elections. EVM’s have been in use since 1999 in India, ensuring tamper-proof voting. EVM is designed with two units: the control unit and the balloting unit.
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Voter smashes EVM in Maharashtra's Akola
April 18, 2019 18:49 ISTThe incident occurred at around 1 p.m. at the Balapur polling station no. 29 where polling was underway for the second phase of elections in 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state, said an Election Commission official.
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'Absolutely rubbish, Congress' next big lie': Jaitley dismisses EVM rigging allegations
India | January 21, 2019 21:44 ISTThe finance minister's remarks come in the backdrop of an Indian cyber expert, who is seeking political asylum in the US, claiming that the 2014 general election was "rigged" through EVMs, which are prone to hacking.
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Election Commission calls all-party meet today to discuss EVM tampering allegations
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By-polls results a setback for BJP in Bihar, Congress clinches Bellari and Patiala
Politics | August 25, 2014 19:27 ISTNew Delhi: Just three months after the BJP-led alliance swept the Lok Sabha polls, the new combine of the RJD, JD-U and Congress stunned the BJP by winning six of the 10 assembly seats in
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Brisk voting in UP; row over Congress' Varanasi candidate
Politics | May 12, 2014 11:41 ISTLucknow: Brisk balloting took place Monday in Uttar Pradesh's 18 parliamentary seats as a controversy broke out in Varanasi where Congress candidate Ajay Rai walked into a polling station with the party symbol pinned to
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Polling underway in Seemandhra amid sporadic clashes
Politics | May 07, 2014 14:12 ISTHyderabad: Polling is underway Wednesday for 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats in Seemandhra amid sporadic clashes between activists of rival parties, officials said.Long queues were seen since early morning at many polling stations
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BJP Questions Credibility Of Electronic Voting Machines
India | October 22, 2009 11:23 ISTThe BJP on Thursday raised the question of efficacy and credibility of electronic voting machines in the recently held Assembly elecvtions. Party general secretary Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters in Delhi that his party had
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