Evms
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Bengaluru civic polls to be held using ballot papers instead of EVMs
Karnataka | Jan 19, 2026, 02:35 PM ISTThe State Election Commission did not give any clear or specific reason for reverting to ballot papers, only stating that the law permits their use.
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'Can't say you don't like these EVMs because...': Omar Abdullah takes jibe at ally Congress
India | Dec 15, 2024, 05:03 PM ISTOmar Abdullah on EVMs: Congress has expressed concerns regarding the infallibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and questioned the election outcome following its losses in the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls.
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Fact Check: Is this viral video of the protest against EVMs not from Maharashtra? Here is the truth
Fact Check | Nov 30, 2024, 02:06 PM ISTIn the aftermath of this historic win, social media has been flooded with allegations regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Amid these claims, a video has surfaced on social media, purportedly showing a massive crowd protesting in Maharashtra against the use of EVMs.
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Haryana prepares for upcoming assembly elections with over 20,000 polling stations
Haryana | Aug 03, 2024, 11:08 PM ISTHaryana's Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal announced the establishment of 20,629 polling booths for the upcoming state assembly elections. A preliminary voter list has been published, and political parties are urged to review and report errors by August 16.
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Supriya Sule alleges CCTV in EVM strongroom turned off for 45 mins, poll officer responds
Maharashtra | May 14, 2024, 09:47 AM ISTLok Sabha Elections 2024: While the NCP (SP) leader raised objections, the returning officer for the constituency, denied the claims, stating that only the display unit was temporarily closed. However, the CEO has not provided any explanation for the temporary closure.
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EC overcomes challenges to conduct voting at highest polling booth in Maharashtra | WATCH
Maharashtra | May 08, 2024, 04:31 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2024: During the third phase of Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) orchestrated a remarkable feat by enabling voting at the highest polling booth in Maharashtra, situated at the Raireshwar Fort in the Baramati constituency.
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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, 09:51 PM 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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'Sudden jump in voter turnout worrying,' says Mamata, raises doubts of BJP manipulating results
West Bengal | May 01, 2024, 04:26 PM ISTAccording to the poll panel, out of 21 states and union territories which went to polls in the first phase, 11 recorded a higher turnout of women voters. These are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Bengal.
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‘Don’t try to bring down system like this’: SC on 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes
India | Apr 17, 2024, 06:22 AM ISTThe Supreme Court bench said it had not forgotten what used to happen in the era of ballot papers, when one of the petitioners suggested going back to ballot papers.
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Assam Cabinet approves amendment for EVMs in panchayat polls
India | Sep 09, 2023, 02:49 PM ISTAssam cabinet approved the amendment of provisions of the Assam Panchayat Act to allow Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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BJP is trying to hack EVMs, we have evidence: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee | VIDEO
Kolkata | Aug 03, 2023, 06:42 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that there is evidence that the BJP is trying to hack the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in its attempts to win elections.
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EC refutes Congress’ claim that EVMs used in Karnataka polls were earlier deployed in South Africa
Elections | May 12, 2023, 10:58 AM ISTThe poll body also asked Congress to "publicly expose" the "rumour-mongers" that spread such false information.
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Education stats, candidate's photo instead of party symbols on EVMs? SC to hear plea on Monday
India | Oct 29, 2022, 04:40 PM ISTThe plea said such a move will help electors vote and support intelligent, diligent and honest candidates and "control the dictatorship of political party bosses in ticket distribution".
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SC dismisses plea challenging validity of provision related to EVMs
India | Aug 12, 2022, 01:56 PM ISTA bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh refused to entertain the plea challenging section 61A of the 1951 Act, which pertains to electronic voting machines (EVMs) at elections.
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Puducherry polls: EVMs, VVPAT machines dispatched to polling booths
News | Apr 05, 2021, 11:23 AM ISTAhead of state Assembly elections in Puducherry on April 06, EVMs and VVPAT machines have been moved from Women's Polytechnic College to different distribution centres.
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Opinion | Questioning the EVM amounts to insult of democracy
May 22, 2019, 03:08 PM ISTQuestioning the integrity and impartiality of the Election Commission, without even a shred of solid evidence, and that too, even before the votes are counted, amounts to insulting democracy.
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Matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs: SC dismisses review plea of 21 Opposition leaders
May 07, 2019, 11:33 AM IST"We are not inclined to modify our order," a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said.
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EVM glitches mar voting in Maharashtra
Apr 11, 2019, 12:30 PM ISTProblems were found in Booth No. 127 (Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency), booth No. 147 (Yavatmal-Washim), with the electronic voting machines (EVMs) functioning extremely slowly and delaying the voting process.
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Nizamabad may enter Guinness Book with record number of EVMs used
Apr 11, 2019, 12:02 PM ISTWith 185 candidates, a majority of them farmers, entering the fray, the Election Commission is using 12 EVMs in each polling station.
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EVMs kept under surveillance of senior govt officials, can't be hacked or manipulated: Former CEC Navin Chawla
Mar 12, 2019, 09:05 AM ISTReferring to the electoral system in the US, he said unlike them, India has a system of accountability where everybody working in elections are responsible government servants.