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SC to hear plea to replace party symbols on EVMs with candidate's details
The Supreme Court has decided to hear a plea on Monday, i.e., October 31 that sought direction to the Election Commission to remove symbols from ballot and EVMs
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Guwahati civic polls underway, around 30% ballots cast till 1 p.m.
Besides the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded 40 candidates, giving added importance to the polls
 "Guwahati civic polls underway, around 30% ballots cast till 1 p.m.")
You should be proud of EVM, over 3.5 bn people have used it since 2004: CEC
The ECI on Saturday announced the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand
 "You should be proud of EVM, over 3.5 bn people have used it since 2004: CEC")
Bihar panchayat elections to automate vote counting with Staqu's AI tech
Staqu will deploy its proprietary Video Analytics system, powered by advanced AI, to count votes directly from the camera by monitoring the EVM screens at the counting centre
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Anything can be done with EVMs: BJP suspects foul play in Bengal bypolls
National Secretary and Bengal BJP leader Rahul Sinha said that the state machinery openly helped the ruling Trinamool Congress and that they will report this to the Election Commission
 "Anything can be done with EVMs: BJP suspects foul play in Bengal bypolls")
'Warrior of lost causes' Savitribai Phule launches agitation against EVMs
The Congress had fielded Phule from the Bahraich parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, but she failed to retain her seat and lost to the BJP nominee
 "'Warrior of lost causes' Savitribai Phule launches agitation against EVMs")
Consensus needed among parties on 'one nation, one poll': CEC
He said simultaneous elections were in practice in the country till 1967, before a "cyclic imbalance" was created due to dissolution of some state assemblies, among other reasons.
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Working to minimise errors, maximise confidence of voters in EVMs: CEC
He was replying to a question on the opposition demand for going back to the paper ballot system
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'Keep EVMs at home'
EVM controversy has irked one of its manufacturers, Bharat Electronics
Hackathon challenge: Here's what EVM haters have to do on June 3
The EVM challenge is expected to remain open four to five days and will be conducted in two stages
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Hackathon on June 3: EC challenges AAP, other parties to hack EVM
Replacement of internal circuit of EVMs is not possible, says CEC Nasim Zaidi
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EVM row: Cabinet likely to take a call on paper trail machines for EC
The issue is likely to be discussed in Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning
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Time running out, need to buy paper trail machines now: CEC to govt
BSP, AAP and Congress had attacked the Election Commission for allegedly using tampered EVMs
 "Time running out, need to buy paper trail machines now: CEC to govt")
Debate over EVM tampering reaches SC, Centre and ECI to respond
EVM itself was introduced to stop practices and larger evils like booth capturing and others: SC
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Open challenge to hack EVMs in May: EC to political parties
Sources said commission announced similar challenge in 2009 and no one could hack the EVMs
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New electronic voting machines will stop working if tampered with
These will come with a public key interface-based mutual authentication system
EVM tampering row: Go back to paper ballot, says Congress
In a letter to the ECI, the Congress asked the poll panel to 'revert to paper ballot'
India's EVMs best in the world: Secure, robust and tamper proof
Problem could lie elsewhere in depleting political values
