Electronic Voting

Anna's unique lingo: What is Napasandi?

Team Anna demands the 'right to reject' option. 'Napasandi'— the term Anna uses for 'right to reject' is becoming popular among his followers. What really is Napasandi?

Counting in 5 states at 168 places, EC deploys more observers

The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for tomorrow's counting of votes in five states by setting up counting halls for all 690 assembly constituencies in 168 locations and deploying additional observers.

Observers question Putin's 'honest battle' with a list of poll violations

The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, a respected international watchdog, said the election that returned Putin to the presidency after four years as prime minister had "serious problems."

What the EC can learn from Indian Banks

Here are seven reasons why the EC must use tech for greater participation.

HC refuses to issue directions on Swamy's plea on EVMs

The Delhi HC has refused to issue directions to the Election Commission on Subramanian Swamy's plea that there be a paper trail of voters in elections as the electronic machines were "not tamper-proof".

Vote bank: The election myth that needs to be buried

The problem with the idea of vote bank is it treats the individual as an unthinking, unintelligent entity, who follows the herd.

Right to recall is cart before horse: We need e-voting first

The Right to Recall, which is dear to the hearts of Team Anna, is a good idea but we are not ready for it. We need e-voting and digital democracy before it comes in.