Tag: Election Commission
Lessons Learnt The Hard Way: Appeasing Minorities Is Passé
Promises made and deliverance doesn’t match. Stop fooling them....
EVM Tampering: EC Terms Kejriwal's Allegations As Baseless
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday termed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's allegations of tampering with EVMs as "baseless".....
EC Not Controller Of Democratic Process: Congress
The Congress on Monday said that the Election Commission (EC) is only an arbiter and not the controller of the democratic process, and it should introspect whether voting can be done on paper ballots rather than EVMs.....
PDP Asks EC To Postpone Anantnag Bypoll In J&K
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday asked the Election Commission to postpone Anantnag parliamentary constituency bypoll scheduled to be held on April 12, party sources have confirmed.....
Opposition Raises EVM Tampering With EC, Seeks Use Of Paper Ballots
Opposition parties on Monday approached the Election Commission expressing their "complete loss of faith" in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and demanded using VVPAT (paper trail of voting) and paper ballots in upcoming polls.....
EC Announces Re-poll In Srinagar Lok Sabha Constituency
The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that re-poll will be held on Thursday in 38 polling stations of the Srinagar Lok Sabha Constituency, which was hit by violence on Sunday.....
After EC, Opposition Leaders Meet President On EVM Issue
Opposition leaders, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee on the EVM issue and raised concern over what they dubbed as an "environment of fear and insecurity" in the country.....
EC To Ask People To Try EVM Hacking In May
Amid criticism from various quarters over the funcioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Election Commission plans to throw an open challenge to people in May to try to hack EVMs, an official source said on Wednesday.....
BJP Wins In 5 States; Congress Bags Karnataka Seats
The BJP, continuing with its victory streak, on Thursday won five out of 10 assembly by-elections across eight states, including Delhi, with the Congress getting solace from Karnataka where it retained two seats and held on to another in Madhya Pradesh.....
SC Issues Notice On BSP's Plea For EVMs With Paper Trail
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea by the BSP that EVMs should be used in polls along with the Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPAT) as directed by the apex court in 2013.....
