Poll panel allows petitioners to show EVM's tamperbilityAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Monday met petitioners who have filed cases in courts across the country challenging the efficacy of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and agreed to offer machines so they could demonstrate their claims of tamperability. We met the Election Commission and demanded it offer us EVMs to demonstrate that these can be tampered with.
PMK to show Election Commission how EVMs can be tamperedAugust 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Madras High Court Wednesday permitted political party PMK to demonstrate to election commission officials how the electronic voting machine (EVM) can be manipulated. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by PMK's G.K.
EVMs should generate hard copy for voter: JayalalithaaAugust 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - Continuing her tirade against electronic voting machines (EVMs), Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu and AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa said Wednesday that the voting machines can be hacked or manipulated.
EVMs can be manipulated, claim expertsAugust 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - An electronic experts group Saturday challenged the poll panel's claim that the electronic voting machines (EVM) are tamper proof, and said the voting devices can be tampered with in many ways. Claiming that there are loopholes in the EVMs, the expert team here demonstrated how the machines can be tampered through a prototype EVM they have developed.
EVMs foolproof, no plan to scrap them, says poll panelJuly 17th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Election Commission of India (ECI) has no plans to scrap the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the country, Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said here Friday.
EVMs are tamper-proof, says poll panelJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Sunday asserted the electronic voting machines being used to conduct the polls in the country were tamper-proof and reliable, as it replied to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's apprehensions on the gadgets.
Advani's comments on EVMs stretch of imagination: CongressJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The ruling Congress party Sunday dismissed as a stretch of imagination Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's comments that India should revert to the ballot paper for elections unless adequate safeguards are in place to guard against malfunctioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Poll panel to probe EVM malfunctioning in West BengalMay 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Election Commission will probe into the malfunctioning of EVMs in 101 polling booths of a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal Wednesday, prompting the poll in these booths to be deferred to Thursday. 'We'll order an investigation into the matter and also seek a clarification from the district administration as to how the EVMs were damaged by rain and found faulty on the polling day,' West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Debashis Sen told reporters here.
EVMs containing fate of Delhi politicians stored in sealed roomsMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Now that the balloting process is over in Delhi, the electronic voting machines (EVM) have been stored in 'strong rooms' that have been sealed under strict supervision. 'The EVMs are under lock and key in strong rooms.
BJP fears terror attack on Assam vault storing voting machinesMay 4th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has informed the Election Commission that terrorists in collaboration with some political rivals might bomb the strong room at Silchar in Assam where electronic voting machines (EVMs) have been kept, a party leader said Monday. 'We already sent a letter to the Election Commission May 1 based on some authentic information from a source that militants or terrorists backed by some political parties could try and blow up the strong room where EVMs are kept,' BJP leader Anil Dey told IANS.
Mock counting of votes held in Andhra PradeshMay 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Mock counting of votes was held Sunday in 106 centres across Andhra Pradesh as the election authorities checked the preparedness for the counting to be taken up May 16. Chief Electoral Officer I.V.
Special EVMs for Sikkim's Buddhist monks, nunsApril 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission has provided special electronic voting machines (EVMs) at all polling stations in Sikkim to enable Buddhist monks and nuns to vote from anywhere, Deputy Election Commissioner J.P. Prakash said here Tuesday.
I've been a loyal Congress worker, asserts TytlerApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dropped as the party candidate for the Lok Sabha poll from Delhi, Congress leader Jagdish Tytler said Thursday he was a loyal party worker and would campaign for the party if asked to. He also said that the protests against his candidature for the Delhi Northeast constituency were politically motivated.
Mizoram opposition to form united front to challenge CongressMarch 16th, 2009 AIZAWL - The opposition in Mizoram is attempting to forge a combined front to challenge the ruling Congress in next month's parliamentary elections and the by-poll for one assembly seat. 'The opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) has decided to form a united front with other regional parties to fight the Congress candidate,' said MNF general secretary Lalhmingliana, who is also the Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram.
Security of Sri Lankan players hopelessly inadequate: ChidambaramMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday condemned the shootout near Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium in which six Sri Lankan players were injured and said the security of the players was 'hopelessly inadequate'.
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