12 lakh new voters registered in HaryanaSeptember 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Between the general elections in April-May and now, the Election Commission of India has registered 12 lakh new voters in Haryana, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla said Saturday. He was speaking to reporters after the full commission met with Haryana government officials on the preparations for the Oct 13 assembly polls.
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 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 tamper-proof, says poll panel, invites naysayers to demoAugust 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Maintaining that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are "fully tamper-proof", the Election Commission Saturday invited political parties and others who have raised doubts about the credibility of the machines to come for a demonstration that would set their misgivings at rest "once and for all". Days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K.
New electronic voting machines for Tamil Nadu by-electionsJuly 23rd, 2009 CHENNAI - With major opposition parties ranged against electronic voting machines (EVM), the Election Commission has decided to buy new machines for the five Tamil Nadu by-elections slated for Aug 18. Speaking to reporters here Thursday, Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Naresh Gupta said: "The new machines will have advanced features like reading time wise polling and the number of votes polled at a particular time."
He said the new machines were needed as the existing machines were nearly 15 years old.
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.
Congress dismisses Advani's EVM remarks, but Paswan raises pitchJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's contention that India should revert to the ballot paper because the electronic voting machines (EVMs) were not tamper-proof was dismissed by the ruling Congress as a "stretch of imagination", but Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan too reiterated Sunday his stand against EVMs.
Chorus against EVMs grows, poll panel says they are tamperproof (Roundup)July 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Several leaders from across the political spectrum Sunday echoed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's criticism of electronic voting machines, but the Election Commission maintained the EVMs are tamper-proof and reliable.
Poll panel reviews vote count arrangementsMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Friday took stock of the arrangements for counting of votes Saturday across the country. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla and Election Commissioners S.Y.
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.
Poll panel seeks explanation from pension fund authorityMay 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Saturday asked the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to explain why its advertisement of the New Pension Scheme' had been different from the version for which the poll panel had given permission. The poll panel asked the pension authority to explain the deviation and non-compliance with the panel's order for the advertisement which appeared in the Hindu newspaper.
Made in India EVMs in demand abroadApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bhutan got them for its elections last year and Nepal has acquired them too. Indian-made Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are making waves abroad, not just in our neighbourhood but right up to the African continent.
Improved EVMs to make voting tamper proof in this electionMarch 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has just got smarter. It not only does the obvious - record your vote - but also notes the exact time you cast it.
Things you did not know about EVMs - but were afraid to askMarch 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Did you know that the use of electronic voting machines, or EVMs, results in the saving of nearly 10,000 tonnes of paper that in turn preserves forests where trees are cut down to produce paper?
About 7,700 tonnes of paper was used for printing of ballot papers in the 1999 general elections, whereas 8,800 tonnes of paper was used for the purpose in the 1996 general elections. With the electorate going up steadily, more than 10,000 tonnes of paper would have to be used for this general election if there had been no EVMs.
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