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‘Democracy too precious to be left to technology’: Congress MP Manish Tewari pushes for paper ballots over EVMs in elections | India News – Times of India

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Manish Tewari (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday suggested that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should consider returning to paper ballots for conducting elections, highlighting the importance of safeguarding democracy.Tewari said on Wednesday, “All across the world, without exception, even in those countries where EVMs were invented or used…

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‘List of 20 seats sent to EC …’: Congress raises concerns over credibility of EVMs | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday reiterated its concerns regarding credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in Haryana polls. Pointing out a “strange coincidence,” Pawan Khera said that a list of 20 constituencies had been submitted to the Election Commission where the EVMs showed full charge during counting.“We have sent a list of 20 seats…

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‘Usual good smile, but … ‘: Congress on what happened inside EC office over Haryana EVM complains | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: After meeting the Election Commission of India (ECI) officials on Wednesday the delegation of the Congress party said it has submitted the complaints of EVMs from seven Haryana assembly constituencies to the poll body.Bhupinder Hooda, who was leading Congress’s Haryana poll campaign, said the Election Commission has assured them that it would look…

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Pattern in fake narratives, we failed to stop them: CEC | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Sensing a “pattern” in levelling of unverified allegations and casting of doubts on well-established electoral processes — related to voters list, EVMs, VVPATs or counting — during general elections, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said these were part of the “mischievous narratives” directed at EC that the poll panel had failed…

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On SC nudge, EC revises norms to store ‘symbol loading units’ | India News – Times of India

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Complying with a Supreme Court order, Election Commission has directed all state chief electoral officers (CEOs) to follow the new protocols on handling and storing ‘symbol loading units’ (SLUs). The Supreme Court had mandated the sealing of the machines, securing them in containers, and storing them in strongrooms alongside electronic voting machines (EVMs) for a…

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Violence and Destruction of EVMs Disrupt Elections in Manipur | Imphal News – Times of India

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GUWAHATI: Incidents of firing, booth capturing attempts, and destruction of EVMs have been reported from several polling stations in Manipur, disrupting the polling process. There are unconfirmed reports of people getting injured in these incidents.Armed men fired several rounds at a polling station in Thamanpokpi, located within the Moirang assembly segment.Additionally, vandalism inside a polling…

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SC examining plea for counting of 100% VVPAT slips | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court was instrumental in reversing Election Commission’s 2012 reluctance into acceptance of the importance of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail in electronic voting machines (EVMs), first deployed in Nagaland’s Noksen Assembly bye-elections on Sep 4, 2013 without detecting any discrepancy between votes cast and VVPAT slips.In its October 2013 judgment, a…

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