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3 held for attacking truck carrying reserve EVMs in Assam 2nd phase of poll

Three persons have been arrested for allegedly attacking a truck carrying reserve EVMs in Cachar district of Assam during the second phase of polling, a police officer said on Monday. The police have identified more than 20 people for their alleged involvement in the incident which occurred at Jhapirbond near the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) centre in the district, he said. "All the arrested persons were produced before the court and were sent to judicial custody," the officer added. Cachar District Magistrate Keerthi Jalli has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident by Additional District Magistrate Ruth Lienthang. On the night of April 1 after the end of the second phase of polling, a truck was taking reserve EVMs from Lakhipur constituency to the NATRiP centre, where the strong room has been set up. The truck was stuck on the road in a traffic jam near the centre and it was spotted by a mob which ransacked the truck an

Violence in Assam's Karimganj after EVM found in BJP candidate's car

Violence broke out in Karimganj district of Assam night after a mob spotted a BJP candidate's vehicle being used to take a polled EVM to the strong room, forcing the police to fire in the air

Assam: Case registered after vehicle of BJP candidate carrying EVM attacked

An FIR has been lodged against unknown persons after they attacked a car, allegedly belonging to a BJP candidate, carrying a polled electronic voting machine

Serious re-evaluation of EVMs use needs to be done by all parties: Priyanka

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also said the EC needs to start acting decisively on reports of private vehicles transporting electronic voting machines

New EVMs will be used in upcoming elections: EC informs Madras HC

The Election Commission on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that it would use only new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)

Budget 2021: Law Ministry gets allocation for procurement of EVMs by EC

Another Rs 7.20 crore has been allocated for elector photo identity cards

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof, says Election Commission

Udit Raj asked if Donald Trump could have lost in the US presidential polls had EVMs been used

Stop blaming EVMs: Karti Chidambaram on Congress' poor show in Bihar

The Election Commission has rejected these claims and said that the EVMs are tamper proof and cannot be compromised

EVMs are tamper-proof, no question of returning to ballot paper: CEC Arora

The CEC lamented that the day-to-day dialogue is becoming "more coarse " and it should be "avoided"

Delhi election 2020: How to check voter list, polling booth, and other FAQs

Before the polling begins, here's what Delhi voters must know

Raj Thackeray invites Mamata for anti-EVM rally, she says unable to attend

The MNS chief said Banerjee assured him that she would support his party to "save the democracy"

Delhi HC sets aside CIC order defining EVMs as 'information' under RTI Act

It had added that all EVMs were securely stored in accordance with the manual on EVMs issued by the EC and the Representation of People Act.

Putting the EVM controversy to rest

Doubts about the reliability of electronic voting machines will continue unless election results obtained through EVMs and voter-verified paper trails are matched through statistically rigorous tests

Indispensable EVMs

While a review of the hardware and software will ensure quick fixing of bugs, the confidence of voters in the electoral process can also be restored

50% of EVM results should be matched with VVPATs: Opposition parties to EC

The leaders told the Election Commission the people of the country doubted the efficacy of EVMs and this issue needs to be redressed

Not going back to era of ballot papers, will not stop using EVMs: CEC

His remarks came days after a self proclaimed cyber expert claimed the machines can be hacked

Ahead of polls, SC rejects plea for use of ballot papers instead of EVMs

'Every system and machine is capable to be used and misused. Doubts will be everywhere,' said SC

Retrograde demands

Paper ballots instead of EVMs make no sense

A loser's proposition: Questions about the credibility of EVMs continue

The Election Commission has maintained that an EVM is a standalone machine without connectivity, and therefore, cannot be installed with a virus

EVMs being made a scapegoat as machines cannot speak, says CEC OP Rawat

VVPAT is also being used along with EVMs for enhanced transparency and credibility in the voting process, he said