New Delhi: The Supreme Court told the Election Commission of India today that ‘there has to be sanctity in the electoral process,’ asking it to explain in detail the steps of cross-verifying VVPAT slips with EVMs, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a petition seeking to use Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with every EVM in elections instead of the verification of only five randomly selected Electronic Voting Machines in each assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency.
HP: 6 poll officials suspended for carrying EVMs in pvt vehicle
Shimla/UNI: Six police personnel posted at the Dattanagar polling station were suspended for allegedly breaching poll duty rules following the recovery of an EVM in a private vehicle.
All regional parties should be united: Mamata Banerjee after Congress' disastrous election result
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday once again pitched in the idea of a unity of all regional parties after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s victory in four states and Congress' disastrous poll performance.
Mamata Banerjee asks party youth workers to remain alert at polling booths on voting days
Kharagpur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked party youth workers to remain alert at polling booths on voting days.
EVM used for first time to conduct Leh Autonomous Hills Development Council polls
Leh: The polling for the Leh Autonomous Hills Development Council (LAHDC) election is being held through Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) for the first time on Thursday.
Decision of MNS to boycott Assembly polls on EVM issue not proper: Sharad Pawar
Pune, Jul 28 (UNI) The decision taken by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray to boycott upcoming state assembly elections over EVM issues, is not proper, said NCP president Sharad Pawar here on Sunday.
TRS does not doubt genuineness of results using EVMs with VVPATs
Hyderabad, May 22 (IBNS): The Opposition TRS in Andhra Pradesh has said it does not have doubts over the genuineness of the of the election results using EVMs with VVPATs.
Opposition demands VVPATs to be considered first before counting
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Twenty-two opposition parties have unitedly demanded to the Election Commission that the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) machines be considered first before the counting of votes.
PM Narendra Modi arrives at BJP headquarters ahead of NDA meet
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived here at BJP headquarters ahead of the crucial NDA meet, two days before May 23 results to general elections.
Election Commission of India rejects EVM mishandling charges
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Amid reports of alleged EVMs tampering assumes significance as there have been reports from certain places in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that the EVMs were being transported without security, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday clarified that such allegations are 'false' and 'incorrect'.
Opposition parties meet, likely to take up EVM issue
New Delhi, May 21(UNI) Congress and other Opposition parties met here on Tuesday to discuss political strategies on the outcome of the 2019 general elections.
Opposition parties to meet poll body over concerns about EVMs
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): After the exit polls predicted a landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 21 opposition parties will rally to the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday to voice their concerns about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines, media reports said.
Four cops suspended after 6 EVMs found in hotel
Patna, May 7 (UNI): Election Commission today suspended four police personnel and issued a show cause notice to a polling officer following recovery of six EVMs in a hotel in Muzaffarpur district.
Opposition demands tallying of VVPATs with EVM vote in all booths if discrepancy found
New Delhi, May 7 (UNI): Hours after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea by 21 Opposition parties asking for 50 per cent counting of VVPAT slip, a delegation of Opposition leaders on Tuesday met Election Commission and reiterated their demand of increasing the counting of VVPAT and verification of VVPATs in all poling stations of the Assembly segment, if any discrepancy is found in any of the five VVPATs that are to be tallied with the EVM votes as per the apex court order.