VVPAT

CJI Sanjiv Khanna To Hear Plea On EVM Tampering In Haryana Assembly Elections In Jan 2025

20 Dec 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday posted for hearing in January 2025 plea of former Haryana Cabinet Minister and five-time MLA Karan Singh Dalal seeking verification and checking of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recent Haryana Assembly Elections. The petition filed by Dalal, alongwith Lakhan Kumar Singla (a candidate...

India’s EVMs: Fostering Democracy with Innovation and Integrity

02 May 2024

In the world's largest democracy, every vote counts, and ensuring the sanctity of the electoral process is of paramount importance. The ingenious solution that India has embraced, the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), has revolutionized the way we exercise our democratic rights, setting a global benchmark for free, fair, and transparent...

“Cannot Control Polls”: Supreme Court on VVPAT Case

24 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court emphasized its role as not being the authority over elections or the Election Commission, stating it cannot dictate the Commission's operations. This statement was made during a hearing on petitions seeking comprehensive verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with paper slips from the VVPAT...

EVM-VVPAT issue: SC to resume hearing on petition for 100% votes verification today

18 Apr 2024

Today, the Supreme Court is set to resume its proceedings on petitions advocating for the complete verification of EVM votes through VVPAT slips. A bench led by Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the pleas submitted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and others. In response to...

SC seeks reply from EC, Centre on petition for complete count of VVPAT Slips

02 Apr 2024

In a significant development, the Supreme Court requested responses from both the Election Commission and the Centre regarding a petition seeking a full count of VVPAT slips in elections, contrasting with the current practice of verifying only five randomly chosen EVMs through VVPAT paper slips. VVPAT, which allows voters to...

Congress plans ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ & also seeks ECI meeting on VVPAT issue

03 Jan 2024

The Congress party has called a meeting of its General Secretaries, State Incharges and state party presidents for the preparation of the Bharat Nyay Yatra’ and the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Thursday. The meeting will also be attended by Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leaders. According to party functionaries, the...