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EC rejects Opposition's demand for tallying VVPAT slips with EVM
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], May 22 (ANI): The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected the Opposition demand that VVPAT slips be matched with EVM data first before counting of votes in a constituency when votes will be counted in the general elections tomorrow.
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Doubting EVMs means opposition parties are afraid of defeat, says
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): By doubting the electronic voting machines (EVMs) means that opposition parties are afraid of defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, said Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday.
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Stage set for counting of votes tomorrow
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): All is set for counting of votes in 542 Lok Sabha constituencies on Thursday as opposition parties mounted vigil around the counting centres across India where the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being kept in strong rooms.
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Disservice to officers to say EVMs in their custody get hacked: IP
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Amid ongoing allegations about tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs) by several Opposition parties, senior IPS officer D Roopa on Wednesday said that it's a "disservice" to officers to say that EVMs in their custody were hacked.
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Udit Raj targets SC over VVPATs counting, asks if it is involved i
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Congress leader Udit Raj on Wednesday stoked controversy and questioned the manner the Supreme Court has dealt with complaints of EVM rigging and pleas seeking review of 100 per cent voter-verified paper audit trail slips along with electronic voting machi
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LS polls: EC sets up Control Room to monitor complaints relating t
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): A 24-hour EVM Control Room has been made functional here at Nirvachan Sadan to monitor complaints relating to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Election Commission said.
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NDA leaders slam Opposition for baseless allegations about EVMs
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): BJP-led NDA leaders have attacked the opposition parties for questioning the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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Allegations on EVM manipulation false, Oppn should learn to accept
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): BJP on Tuesday dubbed as "baseless" and "frivolous", the highly "strategized" blame game by the Opposition alleging manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines and asked them to graciously accepting defeat if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again voted
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EC has problem with our demand for EVM-VVPAT tallying, says N Chan
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has a problem with our demand of tallying votes registered in electronic voting machines (EVMs) with that of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips, said TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu here on Tuesday.
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Sitaram Yechury discusses agenda for Oppn party meet
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission should order recount of all the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in an assembly constituency if a discrepancy is found in the counting of even one of the five EVMs which will be checked with VVPAT, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram
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Maharashtra: Congress urges EC to ensure security of EVMs, vigilan
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take the required steps for ensuring safety and security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the larger interest of democracy.
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SC dismisses PIL seeking 100 pc VVPAT verification
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by a group of technocrats seeking a direction that all votes on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) be verified with voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPATs).
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