After record voting, Goa waits for Tuesday verdict

After record voting, Goa waits for Tuesday verdict Panaji: Over 1,600 electronic voting machines will on Tuesday reveal which party rules the 10.26 lakh Goans who voted in record numbers for a new government. According to poll officials, the new ruling political dispensation in Goa will be decided within two hours of counting at the two counting centres on Tuesday (March 6). It is yet to be decided whether counting of the votes cast on Saturday will begin...
12:29 PM, Mar 05, 2012

UP Polls: EVMs damaged in govt strong house

UP Polls: EVMs damaged in govt strong house Lucknow: An investigation has revealed that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) of nine constituencies in Lucknow were damaged during their storage in a government strong house, where huge amount of water seeped through from an overhead tank. A team led by the District Magistrate visited the site and assured that there was no damage to the EVMs. Said Anil Sagar, DM, "Yes, there is a seepage from the overhead tank, but...
11:39 AM, Feb 26, 2012

Punjab: EVMs replaced after tampering complaint

Punjab: EVMs replaced after tampering complaint Chandigarh: Election authorities in Punjab on Monday replaced 11 electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Mansa district after complaints that an unidentified person had tried to tamper with them. Workers of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the People's Party of Punjab (PPP) had complained to the Election Commission (EC), alleging that an unidentified person had tried to break the seals of the EVMs in the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) office here...
12:27 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Punjab: BSP claims tampering of EVMs in Mansa

Punjab: BSP claims tampering of EVMs in Mansa New Delhi: Elections began on a controversial note in Mansa district in Punjab on Monday. A BSP candidate claimed on Sunday that he caught the Sub Divisional Magistrate tampering with 11 Electronic Voting Machines by pressing buttons marked Akali Dal. The SDM however defended himself saying that he had merely been testing the machine. The BSP leader has filed a complaint. The Election Commission is looking into it. The EC...
11:00 AM, Jan 30, 2012

New and improved voting system, EVMs: EC

New and improved voting system, EVMs: EC New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has taken the allegations of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) being tampered with rather seriously. In an attempt to convince the voters about the fool proof nature of these machines, the EC is in the process of testing a new system called the Voter Verifiable Audit Trail System (VVPAT) which will be tested during mock polls that will be conducted in five states including the...
09:34 AM, Jun 22, 2011

Heavy turnout in re-polling in TN, Kerala

Heavy turnout in re-polling in TN, Kerala Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram: Over 80 per cent voters exercised their franchise in re-polling in eight polling booths in Tamil Nadu and two in Kerala on Saturday. The re-poll was ordered in view of malfunctioning of EVMs at some places and minor skirmishes in certain areas during the Assembly polls in both states on April 13. In Tamil Nadu, 81.3 per cent of voters cast their votes in eight polling booths in six...
11:39 AM, Apr 17, 2011

Re-poll ordered in 5 Tamil Nadu constituencies

Re-poll ordered in 5 Tamil Nadu constituencies Chennai: The Election Commission on Thursday ordered a re-poll on Saturday at seven polling booths in five assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The re-polling was ordered in polling booths falling under Neyveli in Cuddalore district, Killiyoor in Kanyakumari district, Thiruvidaimarudur in Thanjavur district, Arni in Thiruvannamalai district and Bodinaicknaur in Theni district, said a statement from poll panel. The re-poll in Kanyakumari, Thiruvannamali and Theni districts was due to defective...
11:43 AM, Apr 15, 2011

Lalu to meet EC over irregularities in EVMs

Lalu to meet EC over irregularities in EVMs Patna: Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) head Lalu Prasad will on Thursday meet Election Commission officials to formally complain about alleged irregularities in electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the recently held assembly polls. "Lalu will meet top officials of the commission in New Delhi on December 23 and petition a complaint about the irregularities in EVMs. He will meet the officials with a team of technical...
11:55 AM, Dec 22, 2010

Village headmen to be elected through EVMs

Village headmen to be elected through EVMs Elections to Panchayati Raj institutions in Haryana likely to be held next month. ...
07:26 PM, Apr 12, 2010

US scientists say they can 'steal' ballots from EVMs

US scientists say they can 'steal' ballots from EVMs Programming that forces machine to turn against itself printed. ...
03:51 PM, Aug 11, 2009

Poll panel rests it case, 'proves' EVMs tamper-proof

Poll panel rests it case, 'proves' EVMs tamper-proof Political parties, technicians fail to demonstrate machines can be fudged. ...
10:50 PM, Aug 08, 2009

EC under scanner, critics to show EVMs not foolproof

EC under scanner, critics to show EVMs not foolproof BJP ex-MP Kirit Somaiya claims that EVMs can be manipulated. ...
10:24 AM, Aug 07, 2009

EVMs can be manipulated, claim experts

EVMs can be manipulated, claim experts The expert team also demonstrated how the machine can be tampered. ...
09:48 PM, Aug 02, 2009

Show and tell: poll panel invites parties for EVM test

Show and tell: poll panel invites parties for EVM test Election Commission wants to remove doubts about machines 'once and for all'. ...
08:10 PM, Aug 01, 2009

EVMs rigged? Poll panel challenges doubters

EVMs rigged? Poll panel challenges doubters Election Commission challenges all doubters to crack its EVMs. ...
09:39 PM, Jul 19, 2009
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