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Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

SC dismisses PIL seeking use of ballot papers in assembly, LS polls

A bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi did not agree with the contention of NGO 'Nyay Bhoomi' that EVMs are capable of being...

22 Nov 2018 12:26 PM IST

The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.

Snags in new EVMs worry Cong ahead of November polls

Two lakh new EVMs supplied by the govt-owned BHEL would be used in the state Assembly elections. Testing of the new...

21 July 2018 1:02 AM IST

. Voters in a few places will be using new electronic voting machines that produce a paper record of voter selections while some voters in Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma will be using older ones considered vulnerable by election security experts. (Photo | US Air Force)

US Elections: Cybersecurity experts raise concern about EVM...

They will also be on the lookout for foreign interference as well as likely fake news about Coronavirus discouraging...

3 March 2020 5:25 PM IST

The petitioner alleged that if voters were suspicious about VVPATs or EVMs, he or she would still not register compla-ints with the EC fearing torture and economic loss.

Plea in Delhi HC seeks to stop use of EVM, demands use of ballot paper...

The petition was filed by advocate CR Jaya Sukin

16 July 2021 1:43 PM IST

The ECI has nearly 38 lakh EVMs in its possession while the total number of EVMs supplied to it from 2000 to 2014 is less than 36 lakh.

EC estimates Rs 10,000 cr needed every 15 yrs for new EVMs if...

According to estimates, a total of 11.80 lakh polling stations would be required to be set up across India for Lok Sabha...

21 Jan 2024 12:30 AM IST

The block development officer accepted that 55 voters name existed in two different lists however rejected allegation of bogus voting claiming that these people did not vote. (Representational image)

Congress delegation meets EC, raises concern over security of stored...

Congress leader and AICC Chhattisgarh chief PL Punia said suspicious activities were being reported in the Dhamtari...

1 Dec 2018 6:09 PM IST

The new voting equipment was largely touch screen computers that are still very inferior to the EVMs India uses.

Onus on EC to ensure EVM credibility: EVMs too need a physical record

Many people are quite surprised when it turns out that computer scientists and security experts are among those most...

18 Jun 2018 1:57 AM IST

Elections have changed dramatically in the past few decades. (Representative Image: DC)

AA Edit | Make LS polls freer, fairer; also try to make it shorter

From Kuttanad to Tashigang, from Ladakh to Jodhpur, India's diverse democracy embraces its people in a 44-day electoral...

18 March 2024 12:00 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi (Photo: PTI)

EC likely to convene all-party meet to prove EVM's are tamper-proof,...

16 opposition parties had urged the ECI to revert to ballot system, claiming that the faith of the people in EVMs has...

4 May 2017 2:09 PM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI )

EVMs 'fully-tamper proof'; BSP, AAP's claims baseless: EC

It said the BSP's representation on EVM tampering was without any specific allegation and it had rejected the claim of...

16 March 2017 6:29 PM IST

Patagudam is a transit point for outlawed Maoists to frequently cross the border and villagers are apprehensive of terror unleashed by Naxalites whenever there is voting.

Coloured photo on EVMs: HC says no to direction for MCD polls

Voting will be held in 272 wards of the municipal corporations in Delhi on April 23.

24 March 2017 1:51 PM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, along with Election Commissioners Achal Kumar Jyoti and Om Prakash Rawat, announcing poll schedule for five states. (Photo: PTI)

Never promised 'no-holds barred' EVM Hackathon challenge: EC to AAP

EC specified that EVM challenge will be conducted within framework of existing administrative safeguards and security...

27 May 2017 9:19 PM IST