Tripura elections are a direct contest between the ruling CPM and BJP
1 min read18 Feb 2018The move is significant because this will be the first time that the Election Commission will count the paper audit trail in a bid to ensure greater transparency in the electoral process
1 min read18 Oct 2017Ahead of the Gujarat elections, Election Commission (EC) will conduct an awareness drive to familiarize voters with VVPAT machines
1 min read28 Sep 2017At all-party meeting on Friday, chief election commissioner Nasim Zaidi seeks to put controversy over electronic voting machines (EVMs) at rest
2 min read12 May 2017The Election Commission will soon call a meeting of all political parties to assure them that the EVMs were tampering-proof and secured, said CEC Nasim Zaidi
2 min read29 Apr 2017Nearly 84,000 VVPAT machines are sufficient for use in all polling stations in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, says Election Commission
1 min read20 Apr 2017In other news, China has announced its own names and spellingsin Chinese, Tibetan and Englishfor six places in Arunachal Pradesh
3 min read20 Apr 2017Election Commission will now spend Rs3,173 crore to buy 1,615,000 VVPAT machines, which leave a paper trail of votes
2 min read20 Apr 2017Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal demands that Delhi municipal polls be 'postponed' by a month or two till arrangements are made to use VVPAT-equipped EVMs
1 min read15 Apr 2017Opposition urged the Election Commission to revert to paper ballots saying tampering allegations have created 'trust deficit' on the reliability of electronic voting machines
2 min read10 Apr 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared