Fri, Apr 26, 2024
Supreme Court verdict on plea seeking 100 per cent verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT slips: The Supreme Court has rejected petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of votes cast using electronic voting machines with voter-verifiable paper audit trail slips, stating that "blindly distrusting" any aspect of the system can breed unwarranted scepticism. "Democracy is all about striving to build harmony and trust between all institutions," said the apex court as voting was underway in several parts of the country under the second phase of a seven-phase polling process to elect a new government at the Centre.
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Sat, Apr 20, 2024
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The idea of EVMs was developed by the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) in Hyderabad in 1979.
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
When a person cast their vote through an EVM, the VVPAT machine produces a slip visible to voter. The slip has the name and symbol of the party the voter has voted for. The VVPAT slip is a proof that their vote has been recorded.
Wed, Apr 03, 2024
A bench headed by Justices Sanjiv Khanna said the plea will be listed next Tuesday or Wednesday after advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, said the matter should be heard urgently.
Thu, May 23, 2019
The verification of VVPAT paper slips is conducted inside a secured VVPAT counting booth in the counting hall with access to authorised personnel only.
Wed, May 22, 2019
The guideline broadly states that the slip count should be held at the end of counting of votes polled in EVMs.
The final verdict on Lok Sabha polls in Goa is expected to come late night on Thursday as manual counting of VVPAT slips from five booths of each Assembly segment has to be taken up to match figures, a senior poll official said Wednesday.
Tue, May 21, 2019
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by a group of technocrats seeking a direction that all votes on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) be verified with voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPATs).
The vacation bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed seeking 100% verification of the Voter Verified Paper Audited Trails(VVPAT) with the Electronic Voting Machines(EVM).
Wed, May 08, 2019
21 Opposition parties had sought a review of Supreme Court verdict that increased counting of VVPAT slips to five random EVMs in each Assembly constituency. The Opposition wanted to increase the number to at least 25%.
Tue, May 07, 2019
The Supreme Court has rejected review plea filed by 21 Opposition parties seeking a direction to increase VVPAT verification from five to at least 50% of EVMs during counting of votes in the general elections 2019.
Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Opposition parties move SC over EVM malfunctions, demand at least 50% votes be verified by VVPAT
Sat, Apr 13, 2019
Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara created vote awareness among college students in Gujarat's Rajkot. He motivated them to exercise their right to vote for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Officials present at the event explained the usage of EVMs and VVPATs to the youth.
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