I.N.D.I.A. Bloc Against Itself, TMC MP Challenges Congress To Prove How EVMs Can Be ‘Hacked’

16 Dec 2024

Trinamool Congress and the Indian National Congress both part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) bloc coalition differ on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) tampering debate which has been now and again a contentious point of discussion on doubts about how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been managing to...

EC dismisses Congress’ allegations over Haryana poll results, reaffirms EVM Integrity

16 Oct 2024

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday firmly dismissed allegations from the Congress about tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Haryana asserting that that EVMs are 100% foolproof. Addressing the charges, Kumar reiterated the reliability and integrity of EVMs, which have come under scrutiny following the recent Haryana...

Election 2024: ECI’s Explanation Raises Questions On Vote Count Discrepancies

07 Jun 2024

The Election Commission (ECI) on Thursday addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding discrepancies between the votes polled and votes counted in the recent 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The clarification came after a user on social media platform X alleged significant discrepancies, sometimes amounting to thousands, between the total votes cast on...

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP’s Sambit Patra Raises Concerns Over EVM Malfunctions In Puri

25 May 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha seat, Sambit Patra, voiced serious concerns on Saturday regarding malfunctioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at multiple polling stations in Puri, urging the Election Commission to take immediate action. Polling is currently underway in six Lok Sabha seats and forty-two assembly...

EVM-VVPAT issue: SC rejects petition seeking 100% verification votes

26 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court declined the petitions requesting 100 percent cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during elections. It also dismissed the plea to revert to paper ballot from EVMs. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, delivering the order, stated that...

SC reserves verdict on EVM-VVPAT verification

24 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court of India reserved its decision on a petition regarding the verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) on Wednesday, April 24, reiterating its stance that it lacks authority over the conduct of elections, a domain governed by another constitutional body. This...

EVM-VVPAT issue: SC to hear petition for 100% votes verification today

16 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court will consider several petitions requesting the cross-verification of votes cast via the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) on Tuesday, April 16,. An elector can determine whether his vote was cast accurately by using the independent vote verification system, or VVPAT. With the Lok Sabha elections coming...

SC asks ECI, Centre to respond to its request to count every VVPAT slip

02 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court issued notifications to both the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the BJP-led central government in response to a petition requesting the comprehensive counting of all Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) paper slips in the general elections. A bench consisting of justices B R Gavai and...

Arif Alvi Dissatisfied With Pakistan Election Process

11 Feb 2024

Pakistan President Arif Alvi expressed his dissatisfaction with the postponed election results on Saturday, claiming that if Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) had been used during the February 8 general elections, the country would not be in this current dilemma, according to Geo News. Despite the commission's lofty claims, the Election...

Second meeting of Congress National Alliance Committee underway

29 Dec 2023

At Mukul Wasnik's home in Delhi, the Congress National Alliance Committee (NAC) is currently in session for its second meeting. This morning, a number of prominent party members were observed going into Wasnik's home. The group was formed earlier this month to discuss possible coalitions with other political parties for...