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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicVVPAT

Topic: VVPAT

Statistical body says opposition demand for 50% VVPAT verification not ‘sound’

The Indian Statistical Insititute advises EC that for representative sample, 50% verification not needed. Poll panel to frame response to SC based on input.

Over 20 opposition parties move SC seeking vote verification for Lok Sabha polls

The matter has been listed for Friday before a CJI Ranjan Gogoi-led bench. In its plea, opposition raises same issues it listed before EC in February.

73 former IAS, IPS & IFS officers give EC a solution to EVM row, and it’s not paper ballot

The letter, which comes months before the Lok Sabha elections, includes as signatories former NSA Shivshankar Menon & former foreign secretary Nirupama Menon Rao.

EC unlikely to yield to opposition demand to verify 50% of EVM results with paper trails

EC official calls the opposition's demand arbitrary, says the commission will come up with a solution based on some logical rationale.

India should put the EVM hacking debate to rest and here’s how

Instead of hackathons, the Election Commission can look at these five ways to solve the EVM problem.

Opposition leaders meet election panel & demand EVMs cross-checked in 2019 polls

The leaders demanded the poll panel ensure that 50% of EVM results are matched and cross-checked with VVPATs before declaration of results in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

What Election Commission can do to dispel the misconception about EVMs

Consistent tallying alone would go a long way in putting to rest the oft-repeated allegation against EVMs.

Opposition parties stand with Congress, demand a return to ballot paper at EC meet

The Congress also wants a list of all old and new EVMs in use. The demand was made at an all-party meet called by the poll panel on electoral reforms. 

Congress moves Supreme Court seeking random checks of VVPATs in MP polls

The matter came up Friday before a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar.

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