VVPAT to be used in all booths during Gujarat Assembly polls
The EC has completed revision of electoral rolls and prepared 'mother electoral rolls' (the final rolls which will be used during the election).
Sep 28, 2017, 22:41 PM IST
VVPAT machines may be used in Nanded-Waghala civic polls
Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation (NWMC) may become the first one in Maharashtra to use Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines for its polls, if Electronic Corporation of India (ECI) supplies them on time, said officials in the State Election Commission.
Sep 10, 2017, 22:40 PM IST
NCP, CPI (M), only parties to attend hackathon, satisfied with EVMs, says Election Commission
The Commission conducted the hackathon to prove its EVMs are 'unhackable'.
Jun 03, 2017, 17:41 PM IST
EC denies AAP permission to tamper with EVM's motherboard during hackathon; calls demand irrational
The EC on Thursday rejected the demand of the Aam Aadmi Party to allow it to tamper with the motherboard of the electronic voting machines during the challenge.
May 25, 2017, 22:13 PM IST
AAP to seek clarity on EVM challenge
The AAP said on Saturday it will meet the Election Commission in two days to seek clarity on the proposed challenge to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
May 20, 2017, 21:01 PM IST
Election Commission confirms future elections only with EVMs, VVPATs
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi clarified that future elections would be conducted using both EVMs and VVPATs.
May 20, 2017, 18:37 PM IST
Election Commission to announce schedule for its 'EVM challenge' on Saturday
In 2009, the Election Commission had held a similar challenge and it claims no one was able to tamper with its machines.
May 19, 2017, 15:08 PM IST
Future polls to be held on VVPAT, will offer parties chance to prove if EVMs can be hacked: EC
The Election Commission, however, assured all political parties that EVMs were secured and could not be tampered with.
May 12, 2017, 16:46 PM IST
Election Commission meeting on EVMs underway, AAP claims its proposal rejected
AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj told reporters on the sidelines of the closed-door meeting that EC shared nothing new so far towards alleviating the fears of the parties.
May 12, 2017, 16:04 PM IST
EVM tempering row: All-party meet by Election Commission underway
The Aam Admi Party had earlier this week staged a demonstration on hacking a 'voting machine' in the Delhi Assembly.
May 12, 2017, 09:37 AM IST
EVM tampering: Election Commission to convene all-party meet on May 12; may throw open challenge for hacking
Amid debate over whether EVMs can be tampered with, the Election Commission has announced to convene an all-party meeting on May 12.
May 04, 2017, 19:40 PM IST
Election Commission of India to soon call all party meeting on EVM issue
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will soon call a meeting of all political parties to assure them that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) were tampering-proof and secured, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said on Saturday.
Apr 29, 2017, 17:57 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav again questions credibility of EVMs
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday again questioned the credibility of electronic voting machines (EVMs) after the state police found a chip-like device used in stealing petrol.
Apr 29, 2017, 12:44 PM IST
Mocking AAP on EVM issue is not right: Sanjay Singh
The Bharatiya Janata Party won the civic polls, bagging 181 municipal wards out of 270 and pushed the AAP to a distant second spot with just 48 wins.
Apr 28, 2017, 17:30 PM IST
EVM credible, ballot paper worst alternative, say former election commissioners
Amidst growing skepticism among political parties over the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former chief election commissioners (CEC) on Sunday asserted that machines cannot be hacked and thereby backed the Election Commission for throwing an open challenge to political parties and experts to see if they can tamper the polling machines.
Apr 16, 2017, 11:42 AM IST
As Opposition cries foul, Election Commission throws 'open challenge' to hack its EVMs
Major Opposition parties met President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday and raised issues of alleged EVM tampering during their meeting.
Apr 12, 2017, 18:27 PM IST
After Election Commission, Opposition leaders meet President on EVM issue
Opposition leaders, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee on the EVM issue and raised concern over what they dubbed as an "environment of fear and insecurity" in the country.
Apr 12, 2017, 16:53 PM IST![Congress’ Veerappa Moily slams his party for joining chorus against EVMs, calls it "defeatist" mindset](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/styles/zm_700x400/public/2017/04/12/585800-veerappa-moily.jpg "Congress’ Veerappa Moily slams his party for joining chorus against EVMs, calls it "defeatist" mindset")
Congress’ Veerappa Moily slams his party for joining chorus against EVMs, calls it "defeatist" mindset
Opposition parties, including Congress, have approached the Election Commission expressing their "complete loss of faith" in EVMs.
Apr 12, 2017, 09:44 AM IST
Election Commission to openly challenge Arvind Kejriwal to check EVMs?
After facing several allegations related with tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has reportedly decided to soon throw an 'open challenge' to check EVMs.
Apr 04, 2017, 12:57 PM IST
Give EVMs to us; we'll make software public: Arvind Kejriwal to Election Commission
A day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) issued a statement in reply to the Election Commission of India`s (ECI) earlier strongly-word reply to the party`s allegations against the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) citing they are vulnerable to tamperability, AAP convenor and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday once again expressed doubts over the security features installed in the machines while demanding the upcoming civic polls in the capital be conducted using paper ballots.
Apr 03, 2017, 20:17 PM IST
