ECI sets up teams to probe VVPAT mismatch in Lok Sabha election
The Election Commission of India has set up a panel to examine VVPAT mismatch in Lok sabha election 2019. This comes in the backdrop of reports of mismatches between the …
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Tally EVM-VVPAT slips before final counting, Opposition tells EC
Twenty-two Opposition parties have met the Election Commission (EC) demanding that tallying of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips in five polling booths in each Assembly segment with …
Read MoreOpposition to meet Election Commission on May 21 over VVPAT verification
Leaders of Opposition parties have decided Election Commission (EC) officials on Tuesday to urge the panel to come with detailed guidelines to address any mismatch between voter-verified paper audit trail …
Read MoreEVM, postal ballot counting can be done simultaneously, says ECI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued directions to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all the States and Union Territories that the Electronic Voting Machines(EVM) and postal ballot …
Read MoreVVPAT: Opposition has a recourse in slip counting
Recently, the Supreme Court has rejected opposition parties’ demand for 50% random physical verification of electronic voting machines using the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). Instead the Court has directed …
Read MoreSC turns down Opposition plea for increased VVPAT verification
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of 21 Opposition parties to review its judgment rejecting 50% random physical verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail …
Read MoreCourt to hear VVPAT review plea next week
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by 21 Opposition parties to review its judgment rejecting 50% random physical verification of electronic voting machines using the voter-verified …
Read MoreEVM, VVPATs’ ‘deviant behaviour’: respond to plea,SC tells ECI
The Supreme Court has sought the Election Commission’s response on a plea which has asked the apex court to strike down Section 49MA under Conduct of Elections Rules,1961. The Election …
Read MoreOpposition moves SC again over VVPAT tally
Opposition parties have filed a review petition in the Supreme Court demanding the counting of at least 50% VVPAT slips. At a press conference, opposition parties have also highlighted instances …
Read MoreOpposition parties to approach SC again to demand verification of 50% votes by VVPATs
Recently, the opposition parties had held a meeting to discuss the issue of EVM malfunctioning that cropped up during the 1st phase of Lok Sabha elections. They have further decided …
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