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50:, developed the totaliser. Totaliser is an interface, which is connected to main control unit of a cluster of 14 EVMs and the consolidated count of votes cast for each candidate in that group of EVMs can be obtained by pressing the result button in the totaliser without disclosing the votes polled by a candidate area-wise. 90:
in 2014, where a lone voter voted at the Mokalvada polling station in the Sohagpur area. Before the introduction of electronic voting machines in India, ballot papers were mixed wherever necessary to prevent disclosure of the voting patterns.
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has been filed in Supreme Court in 2014 seeking a direction to the poll panel to mix up the votes cast in the various polling stations in a constituency, to prevent the candidates intimidating voters in areas that had rebuffed them.
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to hide the booth-wise voting patterns. A totaliser allows the votes cast in about 14 polling booths to be counted together. At present, the votes are tallied booth by booth.
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Congress, NCP and BSP “categorically” supported its proposal to use ‘totaliser’ machine while BJP, Trinamool Congress and
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In February 2017, NDA Government opposed totaliser in its affidavit in Supreme Court, while
376:"Protect the voter: Introduction of totaliser machines a positive for electoral processes" 20: 133: 215: 407: 333:"Election Commission proposes machines to mask voting pattern, Govt shoots it down" 347:"Pursuit for poll reforms will continue: Chief election commissioner Nasim Zaidi" 394:"Govt rejects Election Commission proposal for machine to hide voting pattern" 75: 168: 39: 239:"EC rejects Maya's EVM charges, machines are fool-proof, says commission" 24: 138: 361:"Elections: Why is the BJP opposed to the 'Totaliser' machine?" 67:
initially suggested the measure to UPA Government in 2008.
277:"Ministers reject EC bid for device to hide voting trends" 184:"New Voting Machine For Extra Secrecy Nixed By Government" 78:
allegedly threatened the voters that his party, the
319:"What EVM Tampering Debate Is Totally Overlooking" 102:had favoured the introduction of a totaliser. 259:"EC for new machine to enhance voter secrecy" 8: 74:, former Maharashtra deputy chief minister 305:"New counting method for Assembly polls" 44:Electronics Corporation of India Limited 164:"The need for a 'totaliser' revolution" 155: 291:"EC plan to use 'Totaliser' rejected" 216:"Know Your Electronic Voting Machine" 7: 198:"Govt opposes voting pattern veil" 14: 374:Edit, T. O. I. (30 August 2016). 124:Voter-verified paper audit trail 88:the constituency of Hoshangabad 19:is a proposed mechanism in the 1: 100:Election Commission of India 84:the constituency of Baramati 72:2014 Indian general election 65:Election Commission of India 440: 119:Electronic voting in India 80:Nationalist Congress Party 60:Public Interest Litigation 36:Bharat Electronics Limited 424:Electoral reform in India 414:Electronic voting methods 96:Law Commission of India 129:Vote counting system 396:. 17 February 2017. 279:. 18 February 2017. 172:. 6 September 2016. 109:opposed totaliser. 380:The Times of India 335:. 13 January 2017. 293:. 24 October 2016. 244:The Times of India 204:on March 12, 2017. 431: 398: 397: 390: 384: 383: 371: 365: 364: 363:. 11 March 2017. 357: 351: 350: 343: 337: 336: 329: 323: 322: 315: 309: 308: 301: 295: 294: 287: 281: 280: 273: 267: 266: 255: 249: 248: 247:. 11 March 2017. 235: 229: 228: 226: 225: 220: 212: 206: 205: 200:. Archived from 194: 188: 187: 180: 174: 173: 160: 439: 438: 434: 433: 432: 430: 429: 428: 419:Electoral fraud 404: 403: 402: 401: 392: 391: 387: 373: 372: 368: 359: 358: 354: 349:. 5 March 2017. 345: 344: 340: 331: 330: 326: 317: 316: 312: 303: 302: 298: 289: 288: 284: 275: 274: 270: 265:. 3 April 2015. 257: 256: 252: 237: 236: 232: 223: 221: 218: 214: 213: 209: 196: 195: 191: 182: 181: 177: 162: 161: 157: 152: 115: 56: 33: 21:voting machines 12: 11: 5: 437: 435: 427: 426: 421: 416: 406: 405: 400: 399: 385: 366: 352: 338: 324: 310: 296: 282: 268: 250: 230: 207: 189: 175: 154: 153: 151: 148: 147: 146: 141: 136: 134:Voting machine 131: 126: 121: 114: 111: 55: 52: 32: 29: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 436: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 411: 409: 395: 389: 386: 381: 377: 370: 367: 362: 356: 353: 348: 342: 339: 334: 328: 325: 320: 314: 311: 306: 300: 297: 292: 286: 283: 278: 272: 269: 264: 260: 254: 251: 246: 245: 240: 234: 231: 217: 211: 208: 203: 199: 193: 190: 185: 179: 176: 171: 170: 165: 159: 156: 149: 145: 142: 140: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 125: 122: 120: 117: 116: 112: 110: 108: 103: 101: 97: 92: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 68: 66: 61: 53: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 30: 28: 26: 22: 18: 388: 379: 369: 355: 341: 327: 313: 299: 285: 271: 262: 253: 242: 233: 222:. Retrieved 210: 202:the original 192: 178: 167: 158: 104: 93: 69: 57: 34: 16: 15: 70:During the 31:Functioning 408:Categories 224:2010-09-01 150:References 76:Ajit Pawar 263:The Hindu 169:The Hindu 48:Hyderabad 40:Bengaluru 17:Totaliser 113:See also 98:and the 54:History 42:, and 219:(PDF) 25:India 144:NOTA 139:49-O 107:PMK 23:in 410:: 378:. 261:. 241:. 166:. 58:A 46:, 38:, 382:. 321:. 307:. 227:. 186:.

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voting machines
India
Bharat Electronics Limited
Bengaluru
Electronics Corporation of India Limited
Hyderabad
Public Interest Litigation
Election Commission of India
2014 Indian general election
Ajit Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party
the constituency of Baramati
the constituency of Hoshangabad
Law Commission of India
Election Commission of India
PMK
Electronic voting in India
Voter-verified paper audit trail
Vote counting system
Voting machine
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NOTA
"The need for a 'totaliser' revolution"
The Hindu
"New Voting Machine For Extra Secrecy Nixed By Government"
"Govt opposes voting pattern veil"
the original
"Know Your Electronic Voting Machine"
"EC rejects Maya's EVM charges, machines are fool-proof, says commission"
The Times of India

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