"The 11th general election will be held across Bangladesh on December 23 using EVMs on a limited scale," Chief Election Commissioner Nurul Huda said in a nationally televised address.
The project was given a green signal at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
According to it, an electronic voting machine (EVM), which includes a control unit (CU), a ballot unit (BU) and a VVPAT, costs about Rs 33,200.
Some political parties are set to raise the issue of alleged vulnerability of EVMs to hacking and tampering. But EC is expected to remind them that none was able to tamper with the machines in last year's EVM challenge.
Many of these political parties are expected to once again raise their doubts against EVMs when their representatives meet with EC officials today.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Sources in the ECI said the meeting is not restricted to the issue of electronic voting machines but is part of its annual calendar to meet stakeholders.
In a January 2017 assessment, top US intelligence agencies concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
The initiative to solicit the support of all opposition parties on the matter was taken by TMC chief Mamata Banerjee yesterday, when she visited Parliament to meet opposition leaders and invite them for her planned rally in Kolkata on January 19.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: The Election Commission of India (ECI) should give up its insistence on using EVMs because only 22 per cent of the over 16 lakh VVPAT machines ordered by the poll panel have been received so far, senior party leader and MP Sanjay Singh said quoting a news report.
While all required EVMs -- 13.95 lakh ballot units and 9.3 lakh control units -- will be delivered by September 30, VVPATs will also be delivered well before the end of November.
The EC said that while all required EVMs -- 13.95 lakh ballot units and 9.3 lakh control units—will be delivered by September 30, VVPATs will also be delivered well before the end of November.
"EVM has been made an easy 'scapegoat' by political parties because it cannot speak and political parties need to blame someone for their defeat," CEC Rawat said
The Election Commission, however, on Tuesday clarified that there were no faults in EVMs used for bypolls on May 28, adding the glitches were limited to VVPATs only.
The commission has announced re-poll in 73 polling stations in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana, 49 polling stations in Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondia and one polling station in Nagaland, after VVPAT machines developed snags during yesterday's Lok Sabha bypolls.
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The newly elected deputy CM further exuded confidence that the alliance partner JD(S) will support Congress candidate in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency elections, scheduled to be held on May 28.
“True EVM is this. E- Energy of the people, V-people’s electoral value addition, and M stands for people’s motivation for progress. This is EVM, I can see this EVM,” PM Modi said
The participants raised "grave concerns" on the Election Commission of India's circular in this regard saying it "will further create confusion both among voters and the political parties about the use and credibility of the machines".
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