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LS elections: EVM related complaints from some polling stations in Delhi

Complaints related to electronic voting machines came from some polling stations on Saturday as people in Delhi voted in the seven Lok Sabha constituencies. Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former Rajya Sabha member Brinda Karat said she came to vote, but the officials said that the EVM battery was down and she had to wait for half an hour. "I came to vote and they are saying that the battery was down. I have written a complaint. What kind of arrangements have they made? People have been waiting here in the heat for so long," she said. A senior election officer said that technical engineers were asked to look into the matter. "We received information about technical snag from two EVMs. Technical engineers were asked to look into the matter and sort out the problem immediately," the officer said. Mohammad Aslam, a resident of Seelampur, said that the EVM machine at Chauhan Banger polling booth was not functioning. "One of the voting machines inside the school was not

LS polls: 45,576 EVMs at 20,031 polling stations in Haryana, says officer

A total of 45,576 EVMs will be used in the state for the Lok Sabha elections and the by-election of Karnal Assembly constituency, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal said on Wednesday. Agarwal said 24,039 control units and 26,040 VVPAT machines will be used at 20,031 polling stations for the elections. Among the polling stations set up, 19,812 are permanent and 219 are auxiliary stations, he said. There are 99 polling stations which will be operated entirely by women staff and 71 polling stations will be manned by Person with Disability (PwD) employees, he said. There are 5,470 polling stations in urban areas and 14,342 polling stations have been set up in rural areas, he said. Voting for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana and bypoll for Karnal assembly seat will be held on May 25 in the sixth phase of general elections. Polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm. The state CEO said that 176 model polling stations have also been established. In view of the prevailing severe hea

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Supreme Court questions ECI on five technical aspects of EVM-VVPAT case

The top court is hearing a petition concerning the cross-verification of votes cast in electronic voting machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

Polling for DUSU panel on EVMs; paper ballots for students' unions

Polling for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election will be held on electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the DUSU panel and on paper ballots for the college students' unions, according to a notice issued by the DU's chief election officer on Monday. "This is to inform Principals/Directors/Heads of all colleges/institutes/departments affiliated with DUSU that EVMs would be provided only for DUSU 2023 elections. The college students' election will be held by paper ballots that have to be procured, printed and managed entirely by the college itself," the notice said. The election to the students' body of the Delhi University is slated to be held on September 22, after a gap of four years. The DUSU election was last held in 2019. The DUSU election could not be held in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19, while possible disruptions to the academic calendar prevented its conduct in 2022. According to the DU, September 12 is the last date for submitting nomination papers, ...

SC to hear plea to replace party symbols on EVMs with candidate's details

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a plea on Monday, i.e., October 31 that sought direction to the Election Commission to remove symbols from ballot and EVMs

Guwahati civic polls underway, around 30% ballots cast till 1 p.m.

Besides the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded 40 candidates, giving added importance to the polls

You should be proud of EVM, over 3.5 bn people have used it since 2004: CEC

The ECI on Saturday announced the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand

Bihar panchayat elections to automate vote counting with Staqu's AI tech

Staqu will deploy its proprietary Video Analytics system, powered by advanced AI, to count votes directly from the camera by monitoring the EVM screens at the counting centre

Anything can be done with EVMs: BJP suspects foul play in Bengal bypolls

National Secretary and Bengal BJP leader Rahul Sinha said that the state machinery openly helped the ruling Trinamool Congress and that they will report this to the Election Commission

'Warrior of lost causes' Savitribai Phule launches agitation against EVMs

The Congress had fielded Phule from the Bahraich parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, but she failed to retain her seat and lost to the BJP nominee

Consensus needed among parties on 'one nation, one poll': CEC

He said simultaneous elections were in practice in the country till 1967, before a "cyclic imbalance" was created due to dissolution of some state assemblies, among other reasons.

Working to minimise errors, maximise confidence of voters in EVMs: CEC

He was replying to a question on the opposition demand for going back to the paper ballot system

'Keep EVMs at home'

EVM controversy has irked one of its manufacturers, Bharat Electronics

Hackathon challenge: Here's what EVM haters have to do on June 3

The EVM challenge is expected to remain open four to five days and will be conducted in two stages

Hackathon on June 3: EC challenges AAP, other parties to hack EVM

Replacement of internal circuit of EVMs is not possible, says CEC Nasim Zaidi

EVM row: Cabinet likely to take a call on paper trail machines for EC

The issue is likely to be discussed in Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning

Time running out, need to buy paper trail machines now: CEC to govt

BSP, AAP and Congress had attacked the Election Commission for allegedly using tampered EVMs

Debate over EVM tampering reaches SC, Centre and ECI to respond

EVM itself was introduced to stop practices and larger evils like booth capturing and others: SC

Open challenge to hack EVMs in May: EC to political parties

Sources said commission announced similar challenge in 2009 and no one could hack the EVMs