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AAP flays EC decision of not using VVPAT machines for local body elections

August 07, 2025 10:40 pm

Regarding the counting of VVPATs, the opposition has always demanded a physical counting of fifty percent or more machines.

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Congress wants VVPATs, warns of court route in ward demarcation not transparent

August 07, 2025 1:09 am

While Wadettiwar targeted the SEC, Congress state chief Harshvardhan Sapkal wrote to the state's Urban Development Department and Rural Development department, which are currently engaged in the exercise of demarcation of wards.

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Planning to hold PMC, PCMC elections after Diwali, VVPAT machines to stay off: state poll chief Dinesh Waghmare

August 06, 2025 11:58 am

In Maharashtra, as many as 29 municipal corporations are being run by administrators for the last three years.

Cong's Prithviraj Chavan seeks 100 pc VVPAT verification; claims EC has something to hide

December 01, 2024 7:09 pm

The VVPAT is a vote verification mechanism that enables voters to see whether their votes have been recorded correctly by way of a slip that is briefly visible after the EVM button is pressed.

ECI's technical SOP for EVM verification is out: why verify and how?

July 16, 2024 7:49 pm

The Lok Sabha election results were declared on June 4. Some candidates are not happy. They can either file an Election Petition until July 19, or use a new window for remedy opened by the Supreme Court: demand a technical verification of a certain number of EVMs. Here's how.

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When Supreme Court junked the Election Commision’s first EVM experiment in Kerala

April 28, 2024 12:23 pm

A voting machine was first used at the Parur Assembly constituency in Kerala. The SC set later aside the election and ordered a repoll in 50 of the 85 polling stations. However, by the 2004 Lok Sabha election, EVMs had completely replaced ballot papers at all 543 seats.

Once the SLU is used to load symbols onto the VVPAT, the EVM is ready for use. After this, the SLU is of no relevance to the actual voting process.

Explained: Symbol Loading Unit (SLU), the ‘matchbox’ that feeds EVM candidate information

May 07, 2024 6:38 am

Symbol Loading Units ensure EVMs can be used for voting. Underlining the sanctity of the election process, the SC has tightened norms for their use.

The voter’s rights are protected in other ways, including the seven-second display of the VVPAT slip through the glass window, which enables her to know and verify the serial number, the candidate and the symbol for whom she has voted, the court said. (PTI Photo)

Full cross-checking, mismatches, return to paper: 5 arguments Supreme Court rejected on VVPATs

May 07, 2024 6:37 am

In separate but concurring opinions, the Supreme Court Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta reiterated the court’s confidence in EVMs and the protocols to ensure they cannot be manipulated.

Election officers giving a demo for the VVPAT at a school in Daryaganj, Delhi.

Supreme Court rejects demand for 100% verification of VVPAT slips: What was the case about?

April 26, 2024 6:07 pm

The VVPAT machine is attached to the ballot unit of the EVM, and provides visual verification for the vote cast by a voter by printing a slip of paper with the voter’s choice on it. Why has the EC argued that it would not be possible to count all VVPAT slips during elections?

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Congress to rejig Kerala social media team after red faces over ‘B for bidi, Bihar’ post

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Congress's Kerala unit's social media post linking Bihar and bidis caused controversy and backlash. The post, criticizing GST on tobacco products, was deemed offensive and unacceptable. The party has condemned it, taking action and reconstituting their social media cell. With Bihar elections approaching, leaders demand an apology and retraction of the post.

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