Evm Controversy
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‘Time to stop blaming EVMs’, says Congress’ Karti Chidambaram amid counting for Bihar, bye-polls
In a series of tweets, he batted for the voting machines, saying they were ‘robust, accurate and dependable’.
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Conduct social audit of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, group of ex-bureaucrats urges Election Commission
They wrote a letter to the polling body, pointing out that the doubts about voting machines used in the elections were ‘yet to be resolved satisfactorily’.
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CEC says allegations of EVM tampering are made with criminal intent, reports PTI; EC denies remark
Sunil Arora on Monday claimed that he had said that ‘tampering by definition indicates criminal intent’.
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‘EVMs are completely non-tamperable,’ Centre tells Lok Sabha
Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the devices were manufactured by two public sector companies without any technical collaboration with foreign firms.
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Trinamool Congress MPs protest outside Parliament against electronic voting machines
The MPs demanded that paper ballots be used, while claiming that voting machines can be hacked.
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Chandrababu Naidu says EC has assured Opposition that it will examine discrepancies in VVPAT system
The SC rejected the review plea filed by 21 Opposition parties urging it to direct the poll panel to cross-check at least 50% votes using VVPAT slips.
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Video
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Full text: VVPAT audit of EVMs must be proper, not just tokenism, ex-bureaucrats say in open letter
A group of 73 retired civil service officers wrote an open letter listing ‘shortcomings’ in the Election Commission’s use of the VVPAT process.
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Opposition parties will move Supreme Court against EVMs, claims Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora had reiterated last month that the country would not revert to using ballot papers for the Lok Sabha elections.
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EVM ‘hacking’ charge: Not going back to ballot papers, says Election Commission
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said the poll panel would not be ‘intimidated or bullied’ into giving up the use of electronic voting machines.
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Fact check: Claims of ‘cyber expert’ who alleged that EVMs can be hacked do not withstand scrutiny
IT specialists say that Syed Shuja’s assertions are technically flawed.
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EVM ‘hacking’: One organiser of London event distances itself from claims, another seeks inquiry
‘Cyber expert’ Syed Shuja had claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party had rigged the 2014 elections by hacking the voting machines.
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EVM ‘hacking’: Congress demands that 50% of VVPAT slips be collected to verify votes
At present, 10% of VVPAT slips are picked randomly for the purpose.
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The Field
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