Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday (Oct 15) dismissed claims made by Congress after losing in Assembly elections in the Indian state of Haryana, alleging that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) could be tampered with like pagers.

Poll body ECI dismisses Congress claims of EVM tampering in Haryana elections, says 'can't be hacked'

Following billionaire Elon Musk's call to eliminate electronic voting machines, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi termed the EVMs in India a "black box" and questioned its transparency. Watch in for more details!

Elon Musk cites high risks of EVM's being hacked by humans or AI

The controversy surrounding Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s comments on electronic voting machines (EVMs), unrelated to India, extended into a second day as BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar this time questioned the security of Tesla cars.

'Can Tesla cars be hacked?' Ex-Indian minister dares Musk with bold question after EVM controversy

Rahul Gandhi questions transparency of EVM after Elon Musk flags hacking risk

Pertaining to the ongoing controversy surrounding India's Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a detailed statement addressing the allegations of tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

'No OTP for unlocking EVM, candidate's aide used ...': ECI breaks silence on Mumbai EVM controversy

As the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in India kicked off on Saturday (May 25), the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal alleged that five Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were found with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tags on them.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: TMC alleges EVMs found with BJP tags, Election Commission responds

Multiple social media users claimed that 171 EVM votes were cast in Assam’s Dima Hasao while only 90 voters were there at the polling booth. Watch in for more details.

India General Election 2024: Old voting irregularity incident falsely linked to 2024 elections

The Election Commission has tweaked the protocol for handling and storage of SLU, symbol loading units, following the directions of the Supreme Court which had ordered that the machines should be sealed and secured in a container and stored in a strongroom along with the EVMs at least for 45 days post the declaration of results. Watch in for more updates!

India Elections 2024: Election Commission tweaks protocol to handle EVMs

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at the Congress on Sunday (Apr 28) and said that the Supreme Court gave a "tight slap" on the face of the grand old party with its verdict over electronic voting machine (EVM).

PM Modi hits out at Congress over EVM ruling: ‘Supreme Court gave a tight slap’

In a major development the top Court of India rejected the Pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of the electronic voting machines or the EVM data with voter verifiable paper audit trail records. Watch to know more.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Supreme Court rejects plea for 100% EVM-VVPAT verification

Indian Supreme Court on Friday (Apr 26) rejected all petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) votes with their Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.

India elections 2024: Supreme Court rejects all petitions seeking 100 per cent EVM-VVPAT verification

India's Supreme Court declined on Friday (April 26) to order any change to the vote-counting process, rejecting petitions seeking a return to the ballot system or to tally all paper slips generated as proof of voting for votes recorded by electronic machines.

Indian Supreme Court's verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verification

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (April 24) said it is not the controlling authority of the apex election body. The top court added that it cannot dictate the functioning of Election Commission, which is a constitutional authority.

EVM-VVPAT row: Supreme Court says it is not Election Commission’s controlling authority

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (Apr 18) informed the Supreme Court that claims and reports of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) malfunctioning were fake.

Indian Election Commission rejects claims over EVM error that 'favoured' BJP

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (Apr 16) heard a plea seeking a 100 per cent count of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips in polls as opposed to the current practice of verification of only five randomly selected Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) through VVPAT paper slips.

Supreme Court on EVM and VVPAT case: ‘We know what happened when there were ballot papers’

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Election Commission & the Indian govt. The move comes as a plea seeks counting of all VVPAT slips in the upcoming general elections. Watch this video for all details.

Supreme Court issues notice to Election Commission & Indian govt over VVPAT slips

Legal troubles are mounting for former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro. As per reports, police are probing Bolsonaro's personal financial records and communications over a Rolex-peddling scheme allegedly masterminded by the ex-president.

Brazil: Bolsonaro's legal troubles mount as SC Justice authorises probe into his finances

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of paying a hacker to tamper with electronic voting machines (EVM). Appearing before a congressional inquiry on Thursday, a Brazilian hacker has testified that Bolsonaro had asked him to manipulate an EVM.

Bolsonaro's troubles deepen: Hacker claims former prez offered him 'blank cheque' to tamper with EVM

In India, the election for the 15th President of India has started. The presidential college, which consists of the elected Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members as well as the Assembly members, will cast its votes in accordance with the party whips.

India President elections 2022: Electoral fate of Murmu, Sinha to be stored in ballot boxes, not EVMs

Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Sunday in the third phase of the polls. Campaigning for the third phase of the state elections ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters.

59 assembly constituencies to vote in third phase of UP polls; 627 candidates in fray

Voting is underway in 71 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase of three-phase elections amid tight security and COVID-19 guidelines in place. The candidates in the fray in the first phase include 952 men and 114 women.

Bihar Election 2020: Technical snag, glitches in 75 EVMs hassle voters in phase 1 polling

Haryana Police has made full proof three-tier security arrangement for the safety of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), said Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) (Law and Order), Navdeep Singh Virk on Tuesday.

EVMs, VVPATs being kept under 3-tier security in Haryana

Maharashtra Congress on Monday claimed that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) were malfunctioning in several booths across the state. "We have been sitting here in the Congress war room since 6 am and have received many complaints of EVMs not functioning properly in various polling booths, some of which were even changed after the complaint," Avinash Pandey Congress general secretary and the party`s war room in-charge in Mumbai told ANI.

Congress complains to EC, alleges several EVMs malfunctioning across the state

There are no discrepancies regarding the voter turnout/and votes counted on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Lok Sabha polls, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

Election Commission didn't receive any complaints on EVM defects: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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