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Gujarat Assembly Elections: Repolling underway in 6 polling stations
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 17, 2017, 12:03 PM ISTOn Friday, Chief Electoral Officer BB Swain ordered re-polling in Chhaniyan-1 and Chhaniyan-2 polling stations of Vadgam constituency, booth no. 27 of Viramgam constituency, Nava Naroda booth of Daskroi constituency and Nhara-1 and Sakard
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Gujarat elections: Repolling to be conducted at 6 polling stations on Sunday
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 16, 2017, 03:02 PM ISTThe Election Commission has ordered repolling on Sunday in six booths of the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections.
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Gujarat Congress wants atleast 25% of the vote to be counted through VVPAT
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Election Commission says paper trail bolstered voters' confidence
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 12, 2017, 08:10 PM ISTThe ECI has put in place robust administrative safeguards and security protocols for use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) for the second phase of polls in Gujarat.
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Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: Election Commission seeks to allay fears on EVMs integrity
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 09, 2017, 06:51 AM ISTThe EC is also deploying for the first time the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in all the 50,128 polling stations in the state to "inject greater transparency and credibility" to the voting process.
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Gujarat polls: VVPAT machines will be used along with EVMs, says CEC A K Joti
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Dec 03, 2017, 06:53 PM ISTThe Election Commission of India on Sunday said that VVPAT machines will be used along with EVMs in the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat.
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Assembly Elections 2017: Himachal to vote on Nov 9, counting on Dec 18
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Will be 'logistically ready' to hold simultaneous polls by September 2018, EC tells govt
National | Oct 05, 2017, 08:36 AM ISTElection Commission would be "logistically equipped" by September 2018 to hold simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and assemblies, Election Commissioner O P Rawat said on Wednesday.
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Gujarat polls: Supreme Court asks EC to explore possibility of using VVPATs
India | Jul 06, 2017, 09:13 PM ISTSupreme Court today sought the response of the Election Commission on the possibility of using EVMs with VVPATs in the Gujarat assembly election later this year.
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AAP requests EC to verify at least 25 per cent EVMs with VVPAT
National | Jul 06, 2017, 02:22 PM ISTEC has decided to verify votes cast in 5 per cent of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) selected randomly by cross-checking them with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).
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EC to hold EVM demo today, announce dates for hackathon
National | May 20, 2017, 12:12 PM ISTThe EC is all set to hold a demonstration on the working of the EVMs and VVPATs which aims to allay fears that these can be tampered with in favour of a candidate/party.
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EC presser tomorrow to demonstrate working of VVPAT and EVM
National | May 19, 2017, 01:14 PM ISTThe Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold a live demo of Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) and EVMs and explain how they function. The demonstrations, to be held on Saturday, are an attempt to prove that the machines are infallible.
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SC seeks Centre's response on plea for VVPAT for Gujarat polls
National | May 07, 2017, 02:50 PM ISTSupreme Court has sought response of the Centre and the chief election commissioner on a plea filed a Gujarat Patidar leader seeking VVPAT for the upcoming Assembly election in the state.
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Election Commission to buy 16 lakh VVPAT machines in 2 years, issues letter of intent to manufacturers
National | Apr 23, 2017, 02:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Election Commission has issued a letter of intent for purchase of 16,15,000 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail ( VVPAT) machines in the next two years to be used in all polling stations in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The Commission issue
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Blow to Kejriwal as Delhi HC rejects AAP plea for paper trail EVMs in MCD polls
National | Apr 21, 2017, 02:34 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court today dismissed the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) plea for using paper trail voting machines in the municipal polls slated to be held on April 23. The High Court pointed out that it cannot pass such an order at the last minute.
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Victory for Congress: Chidambaram on govt’s decision to buy VVPATs
Apr 20, 2017, 11:15 AM ISTSenior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to buy paper trail machines for EVMs saying "it's a victory for Congress, opposition parties and democracy".
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All we need to know about ‘voter verifiable paper audit trail’ and its introduction
India | Apr 19, 2017, 04:51 PM ISTThe idea of an additional layer of transparency for the satisfaction of voters in the form of a ‘voter verifiable paper trail’ was suggested by the political parties in a meeting taken by the Election Commission of India on 4th October, 2010
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SC issues notices to centre, EC on BSP's plea for EVMs with paper trail
National | Apr 13, 2017, 01:33 PM ISTThe Supreme Court today issued notices to the central government and the Election Commission (EC) on a BSP plea seeking direction for use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with the Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPAT).
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Rajya Sabha MPs bat for paper trail in EVMs, state funding of polls
National | Mar 22, 2017, 09:56 PM ISTMembers in the Rajya Sabha today sought the use of VVPAT machines and called for bold electoral reforms like state funding of polls and audit of election spending by political parties.
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Maharashtra polls: Notification issued for Oct 15 assembly elections
National | Oct 01, 2014, 03:36 PM ISTMumbai: The process for the October 15 election to the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly began today with authorities issuing the poll notification. The by-poll for the parliamentary seat of Beed, vacated following the death of BJP