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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

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

SC notice to EC on plea by 21 oppn parties for paper trail...

The top court will hear the matter on March 25 again.

15 March 2019 11:37 AM IST

The fight is clearly between the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) with Jana Sena leader and actor Pawan Kalyan likely to emerge as the X factor in this tight battle. (Photo: AFP)

TDP files complaint over shifting of EVMs in Andhra Pradesh's Nuzvid

TDP candidate said that EVMs were stored in the strong room at Machilipatnam Krishna University campus after polling was...

15 April 2019 8:25 AM IST

Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee

Congratulations to winners, but wait for VVPATs matching: Mamata

Before the counting began, Mamata Banerjee uploaded a video of her playing a patriotic song.

23 May 2019 2:06 PM IST

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EC terms EVM failure reports exaggeration'

The poll panel also rejected reports that polling was cancelled in 35 booths in Bhandara-Gondiya LS constituency in...

29 May 2018 1:45 AM IST

EVMs make the election process transparent. Counting is more efficient and the results can be declared in 3-4 hours instead of the traditional 30-40 hours taken to count votes manually.

Onus on EC to ensure EVM credibility: Glitches apart, EVMs are...

The issue of tamperability' of EVMs has been doing the rounds ever since they were introduced.

18 Jun 2018 1:53 AM IST

Election Commission of India (Photo: PTI)

EC must clean up mess

The stakes are high in 2019, and the EC must ensure that its credibility remains high.

6 Jun 2018 1:41 AM IST

O.P. Rawat, CEC

Joint elections not possible right now: EC

The Congress, while concurring with the EC's view, challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dissolve the Lok Sabha...

15 Aug 2018 2:07 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi. (Photo: File/PTI)

Hackathon starts June 3: EC opens challenge to prove EVMs tamper-proof

Zaidi rubbished the Aam Aadmi Party's claim that EVMs could be tampered with, and said no manipulation of the machines...

20 May 2017 4:41 PM IST

The Election Commission denied his claim that EVMs can be programmed to favour any particular party. (Photo: DC archives)

No, you can't tamper with them: ECI opens hackathon challenge on June...

Through this challenge ECI will restore and enhance faith and confidence of voters in the EVM voting system, Zaidi said.

20 May 2017 2:57 PM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi. (Photo: PTI)

EC to hold 'live demo' of EVMs, VVPATs tomorrow

EC had said it would offer an 'opportunity' to political parties to prove that EVMs used in the recent Assembly polls...

19 May 2017 12:47 PM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti also imposed a blanket ban on the possession of arms and weapons by civilian in the wake of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections. (Photo: ANI)

EC chief assures no EVMs were tampered in Gujarat polls

The counting of votes for 182-seat Gujarat Assembly began at 8 am on Monday to elect the new government for the state.

18 Dec 2017 10:07 AM IST