An FIR has been lodged against unknown persons after they attacked a car, allegedly belonging to a BJP candidate, carrying a polled electronic voting machine
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also said the EC needs to start acting decisively on reports of private vehicles transporting electronic voting machines
The Election Commission on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that it would use only new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)
Another Rs 7.20 crore has been allocated for elector photo identity cards
Udit Raj asked if Donald Trump could have lost in the US presidential polls had EVMs been used
The Election Commission has rejected these claims and said that the EVMs are tamper proof and cannot be compromised
The CEC lamented that the day-to-day dialogue is becoming "more coarse " and it should be "avoided"
Before the polling begins, here's what Delhi voters must know
The MNS chief said Banerjee assured him that she would support his party to "save the democracy"
It had added that all EVMs were securely stored in accordance with the manual on EVMs issued by the EC and the Representation of People Act.
Doubts about the reliability of electronic voting machines will continue unless election results obtained through EVMs and voter-verified paper trails are matched through statistically rigorous tests
While a review of the hardware and software will ensure quick fixing of bugs, the confidence of voters in the electoral process can also be restored
The leaders told the Election Commission the people of the country doubted the efficacy of EVMs and this issue needs to be redressed
His remarks came days after a self proclaimed cyber expert claimed the machines can be hacked
'Every system and machine is capable to be used and misused. Doubts will be everywhere,' said SC
Paper ballots instead of EVMs make no sense
The Election Commission has maintained that an EVM is a standalone machine without connectivity, and therefore, cannot be installed with a virus
VVPAT is also being used along with EVMs for enhanced transparency and credibility in the voting process, he said
Apex court posted the matter for hearing to the first week of July
Akhilesh said people feel that they have been misled (by the BJP) for forming the government