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Ballot paper issue beyond your scope: Centre to parl panel on simultaneous polls
Going back to the ballot paper system was a "suggestion" made by some of the members of the joint committee.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:29 PM IST
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Voter turnout manipulation ‘an impossibility’: CEC on poll data change post 5 pm
CEC Rajiv Kumar clarified that voter turnout increase from 5 pm is inbuilt in the process of aggregation and they lead to the final voter turnout percentage.
Published on Jan 07, 2025 03:37 PM IST
MLA Jankar raises questions on Ajit’s victory, EVM usage
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Uttam Jankar, representing the Malshiras assembly constituency, has raised doubt over the credibility of the electronic voting machine (EVM), questioning deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s victory in the recent state assembly polls
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 07:36 AM IST
INDIA bloc divided over EVMs? After Omar, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee questions Cong
Abhishek Banerjee urged the Congress to "show a demo" if they truly believe in the possibility of EVM tampering
Published on Dec 16, 2024 03:38 PM IST
Maharashtra election: No VVPAT-EVM mismatch found, says EC amid MVA's doubts
The opposition alliance in Maharashtra - MVA - has been raising questions about the legitimacy of EVMs after facing a setback in the state elections 2024.
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 09:06 PM IST
Maharashtra village passes resolution to use ballot papers in future elections
The resolution was passed after residents of Kolewadi expressed doubts over the votes cast through EVMs.
Published on Dec 10, 2024 03:26 PM IST
PTI |
'Stop crying': Eknath Shinde asks Opposition to stop questioning EVMs
Eknath Shinde said the Mahayuti won the recent assembly elections because of its developmental work and asked the opposition to support the new government.
Published on Dec 08, 2024 04:13 PM IST
Spare EVMs for poll losses, reflect on political reasons
It may well be time for a section of the Opposition to abandon its tired rhetoric on EVM manipulation.
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 07:02 PM IST
HT Editorial
‘We don't want EVMs': Kharge calls for campaign to bring back ballot papers
Prominent Congress leaders questioned the EVMs after BJP-led Mahayuti alliance swept the Maharashtra assembly elections.
Published on Nov 26, 2024 04:40 PM IST
BMC denies MNS candidate's claims of EVM irregularities during polls
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday clarified that the MNS candidate from Dahisar received 53 and not 2 votes as claimed by him.
Published on Nov 26, 2024 01:32 PM IST
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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on EVM: ‘Have no doubt about its efficacy’
Chidambaram went against the MVA who have alleged that the EVMs were manipulated and that paper ballots should have been used in the Maharashtra assembly polls
Published on Nov 25, 2024 01:29 PM IST
Questions raised over Mahayuti's lead in Maharashtra, MVA leaders bring up EVMs
Congress's Supriya Shrinate also said that discussions should be held on how elections were postponed and how Mahayuti got more time to launch its schemes.
Published on Nov 23, 2024 02:28 PM IST
Justice Sanjiv Khanna's landmark judgments: EVMs, electoral bonds, Kejriwal bail
Justice Sanjiv Khanna will serve a six-month tenure as Chief Justice of India and is expected to retire on May 13, 2025.
Published on Nov 11, 2024 10:36 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Ria Amol Wadikar
Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Reddy says ‘spirit of democracy’ needs ballot papers, not EVM
The former CM questioned the EVMs and asked for a return to ballot papers as they are used by democracies all around the world without an issue
Published on Jun 18, 2024 12:39 PM IST
Rajeev Chandrasekhar's comeback amid hacking row with Elon Musk: ‘Then Tesla…’
On his back-and-forth with Musk, Chandrasekhar said the former was commenting in the context of the United States.
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 02:56 PM IST
EVM ‘hacking’ row: Who is Ravindra Waikar, Shiv Sena MP from Mumbai North West?
Ravindra Dattaram Waikar contested 2024 Lok Sabha polls as a candidate of Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena from Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat and won by 48 votes.
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 11:21 AM IST
Huge political slugfest over EVM 'unlocking' charge: Who said what? 10 points
A poll official has rejected a report by Mid-Day as “false news” and said a defamation notice had been issued to the publication.
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 11:20 AM IST
Kirtikar-Waikar vote-counting skirmish intensifies, ECI clarifies position
ECI lodged a complaint against Mangesh Pandilkar, the brother-in-law of Waikar, for using a mobile phone in the election booth at NESCO, Goregaon East
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 08:52 AM IST
‘Chat bhi meri, pat bhi meri’: Scindia attacks Rahul Gandhi over EVM hack claims
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that Congress and Rahul Gandhi attack claim EVM fraud only when their party loses the polls.
Published on Jun 16, 2024 08:26 PM IST
EVM row: 'No OTP required to unlock voting machine,' says Mumbai poll official
The poll official said that a notice has been issued to Mid-day newspaper for defamation and spreading false news.
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 08:12 PM IST
Mumbai poll official refutes media report, says EVM fully safeguarded against manipulation
Mumbai poll official refutes media report, says EVM fully safeguarded against manipulation
Published on Jun 16, 2024 05:52 PM IST
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Musk doubles down with 'anything can be hacked' jab as BJP leader defends EVM
Elon Musk suggested that EVMs pose a hacking risk, prompting the BJP leader to argue that secure digital hardware is achievable.
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 08:57 PM IST
At NDA meet, Narendra Modi's EVM dig at Opposition: 'Phone calls started…'
Narendra Modi slammed INDIA bloc leaders and he thought that the former would take out the funeral procession of the EVM.
Published on Jun 07, 2024 02:33 PM IST
‘Let EVMs rest...to be abused in next elections’: CEC on tampering accusations
Lok Sabha polls 2024: CEC Rajiv Kumar said perhaps the EVM was born at a time when it had to be accused and criticised regularly. "But it is very reliable".
Published on Jun 07, 2024 07:43 AM IST
SC bars Andhra MLA from entering counting station: ‘Mockery of justice system’
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MLA Reddy promised Justices Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta that he would stay away from the counting station.
Published on Jun 03, 2024 07:51 PM IST
Mob throws EVM, VVPAT in Bengal's South 24 Parganas amid polling, EC responds
The West Bengal Election Commission soon responded to the incident, stating that an FIR had been lodged and necessary action had been initiated
Published on Jun 01, 2024 10:53 AM IST
Odisha BJP candidate arrested for allegedly toppling EVM, manhandling officials
In another incident, BJD’s Chhendipada MLA Susanta Kumar Behera was accused of attacking a BJP worker during polling in Angul district
Updated on May 26, 2024 07:41 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Over 61 % of 94.4 lakh voters cast their votes in Odisha
Six Lok Sabha and 42 assembly constituencies went to polls in Odisha on Saturday. The soaring humidity led to a 10 % drop in voting percentage compared to 2019 polls
Published on May 26, 2024 02:02 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Video: Jagan Reddy's YSRCP MLA damages EVM, poll panel reacts sharply
Andhra Pradesh assembly elections 2024: On May 13, P Ramakrishna Reddy allegedly damaged an EVM at a polling station in Andhra Pradesh's Macherla constituency.
Updated on May 22, 2024 04:14 PM IST
Around 14,000 VVPATS to be used in Delhi Lok Sabha polls: EC
The officials said that around 5,500 balloting units around 2,800 control units, and VVPATs will also be kept in reserve
Updated on May 17, 2024 12:04 AM IST
Alok KN Mishra