M3 EVMs to be used in Nizamabad

The Election Commission has decided against the using of Ballot papers in the Nizamabad parliamentary constituency of the Telangana. To accommodate a whopping 185 candidates in contention the Election Commission has decided to use the M3 EVMs in the Lok Sabha Polls. The Election Commission has ordered Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) to supply 26,820 EVMs, ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: ECIL • Election Commission • Electronics Corporation of India Liited • EVMs • M3 EVMs • Nizamabad • Self Diagnostics • Tamper Detection • Telangana • Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trails • VVPAT

Gujarat to be first big state to use EVMs with VVPAT

Gujarat will become first big state to use Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) equipped with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in coming Assembly elections to make election process more transparent. It was announced by Election Commission of India. Gujarat will be second state after Goa to use VVPAT system for the Assembly elections in entire ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

Topics: Assembly Elections • Election Commission • Elections • EVMs • Gujarat • National • Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

SC wants VVPAT in EVMs for fair elections

The Supreme Court has reiterated the necessity to implement the Vote Verifier Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in electronic voting machines (EVMs) to ensure 100% transparency in elections. This is the second time the Supreme Court has directed Election Commission (EC) for the implementation of VVPAT in EVMs. Earlier in 2013, SC had directed the EC ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017

Topics: Election Commission • Elections • EVMs • National • Supreme court • VVPAT