NEW DELHI: In a recent exchange on social media, former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar rebutted Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s comments regarding the security of Electr… Read More
Elon Musk, the head of Tesla and SpaceX has warned against electronic voting machines (EVMs) citing their vulnerability to hacking. His comments come at a time when there is growing concern… Read More
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday voiced strong criticism against the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in India, referring to them as a ‘black box’ that lacks transp… Read More
The counting for the Ludhiana parliamentary constituency would be held in 141 rounds for which elaborate arrangements have been made by the district administration. District Election Officer… Read More
Amidst the fervor of Indian elections, the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) controversy has taken center stage. As the debate rages on the reliability and transparency of EVMs, the Election C… Read More
The highly anticipated counting of votes for the 543 constituencies in the Lok Sabha elections commenced on June 4, starting with the tallying of postal ballots. Postal ballots, also known a… Read More
The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, announced that the counting of postal ballots for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will commence first. This crucial vote counting process… Read More
The day the nation has eagerly awaited has finally arrived. Anticipation is at its peak as the counting of votes begins at 8 AM today, starting with postal ballots at all counting center… Read More
India conducted the world's largest democratic exercise in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, 2024. Over the last three months (March 1 to May 31), BOOM analysed 258 election-related… Read More
Voting in West Bengal’s Kultali in South 24 Parganas district was disrupted when an angry mob infiltrated polling stations and threw an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) into a nearby po… Read More
Within a day of the Court rejecting a plea seeking direction to the EC to share voter turnout data within 48 hours of polling, the Commission acceded to the request and shared the data. Why… Read More
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In latest news from Uttarakhand, Tehri district administration is now gearing up for the counting of votes for six assembly segments located in the… Read More
The supplementary randomization of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was conducted in the presence of representatives from different political parties at the District Administrative Complex… Read More
District Election Officer (DEO) Sakshi Sawhney reviewed the commissioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines for use in these on-going… Read More
The supplementary randomization of reserved Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was conducted in the presence of representatives from different political parties at the District Administrative… Read More
The second round of randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was held in the presence of representatives of various political parties at the District Administrative Complex. The ex… Read More
Mumbai: In a serious breach of election regulations, a youngster in Uttar Pradesh allegedly voted eight times for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. A v… Read More
VVPAT stands for Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. It is a method used to provide feedback to voters using a ballot-less voting system. VVPAT provides a printed receipt of the voter’… Read More
General Observer for Ludhiana parliamentary constituency Divya Mittal IAS on Tuesday took stock of the distribution process of EVMs/VVPATs at the district level warehouse located at Punjab A… Read More
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) EVMs with VVPAT machines used for the recently conducted Lok Sabha polls in Assam were kept in about 50 strongrooms across the state under strict security measures, s… Read More
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against its recent verdict dismissing a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes ca… Read More
In April, BOOM published 147 fact-checks across English, Hindi, and Bangla. The 2024 Lok Sabha general elections was the core topic of mis/disinformation accounting for 75.5% or 111 fact-che… Read More
District Election Officer Sakshi Sawhney inspected the segregation process of EVMs/VVPATs at the district level warehouse located at Punjab Agricultural University on Friday. This process be… Read More
In view of upcoming Lok Sabha Sabha Elections, the first round of randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was held in the presence of political representatives, at the District Ad… Read More
The first round of randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was held in the presence of political representatives at the District Administrative Complex. The randomisation was cond… Read More
Why in the news?
On Friday, April 26, the Supreme Court of India dismissed the plea for 100% verification of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in Indian elections.
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On Friday, April 26th, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected the plea for 100% verification of votes polled on electronic voting machines (EVMs) with slips printed by the Voter Verifiable Pa… Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismiss pleas calling for complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) w… Read More
SC dismisses pleas for mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally.
The apex court also denies petitioners’ requests to revert to ballot paper voting.
In a significant decision on Friday, the Supr… Read More
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Calling it a “historic day”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a batch of petitions seeking m… Read More
Taking a swipe at the BJP-led NDA amid polling in Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha elections, late former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s son and Congress leader, Anil Shastri, said on Fr… Read More
In a recent development, the Supreme Court has delved into the intricacies of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) systems, seeking clarification… Read More
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper… Read More
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to pass certain directions on Wednesday on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Vo… Read More
CONTENTS
India’s General Elections 2024 Put Focus on Electoral Reforms
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New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday apprised the Supreme Court that all three units (i.e. ballot unit, control unit and VVPAT) of the Electronic Vo… Read More
An old video showing two men removing slips from VVPAT machines in a strong room, is being shared online with a false claim that it shows Bharatiya Janata Party members engaging in EVM (elec… Read More