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EC announces Lok Sabha election dates: VVPATs, to be used in all polling stations, help bring more accuracy in voting
Fp Research •VVPATs act as the second round of verification in the electoral process, wherein the electoral officers ensure the vote polled by a voter goes to the correct candidate.
Counting of VVPAT slips: SC gives a week to 21 Opposition leaders to file for reply on EC affidavit
•The Opposition leaders led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had sought that VVPAT slips of at least 50 percent of voting machines in each assembly constituency be checked randomly during Lok Sabha polls next month
No material information on number of EVMs, VVPATs needed for simultaneous polls, says Election Commission
•Pune-based Vihar Durve, through his RTI application, had approached the Election Commission seeking to know the availability and need of EVMs and VVPAT to carry out elections across the country in 'one nation, one poll' mode.
EC assures timely allocation of EVMs for Lok Sabha election, says it will ensure VVPATs in all polling stations
•The First Level Checks and training to District Officers are being ensured to meet the requirement of 100 percent VVPATs at polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in 2019
Election Commission tells Supreme Court Congress fabricated voters list in Madhya Pradesh
Fp Staff •The apex court fixed the matter for further hearing on 8 October when the Election Commission will also file its response in the case.
Karnataka polls: EVMs cannot be tampered with, says CEO Sanjiv Kumar day after minister's opposition
•A day after a Karnataka minister opposed use of EVMs brought from Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in coming assembly polls, state Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar on Wednesday said there was a robust system in place and no one can tamper with the electronic voting machines.
Tripura Assembly polls: CPM alleges electoral law violation, asks EC for 'thorough probe'
Ians •The CPM on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission order a "thorough probe" into the alleged violations of electoral law during the Tripura polls on Sunday, as also count of VVPAT slips in 13 constituencies.
Tripura receives required 4,700 EVMs for upcoming polls, seeks 800 more VVPAT units from EC
•Tripura's Chief Electoral Officer Sriram Taranikanti said 4,080 VVPAT machines were also dispatched to the state for use along with the EVM units
Gujarat polls: From Bluetooth to WiFi, Congress' bizarre EVM charges betray a belief that BJP is invincible
Sreemoy Talukdar •A bravura performance to prove "EVM rigging by BJP" was recently staged by the Aam Aadmi Party amid much fanfare but though it was impressive in terms of theatrics and entertainment, very little was achieved by way of proof.
Uttar Pradesh civic polls: Samajwadi Party says BJP won from places where EVMs were used
•Alleging that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh civic elections were rigged, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday claimed that the BJP won from only those places where the EVMs were used and performed poorly when it came to ballot papers.