EC to Meet Opposition Leaders, Dispel Doubts on EVMs: Report

The Election Commission is set to meet leaders of several Opposition parties on Monday to clear their doubts on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and show how the machines are tamper-proof. According to a leading daily, the EC will share a detailed presentation on EVMs with the opposition leaders, seeking to highlight the distinction between defective EVMs and tampering of EVMs.
An EC functionary told the daily that while 1-2% of EVMs develop defects during polls and have to be replaced, no incident of EVM tampering has been detected or proved yet.
The EC has been clear in its stand that going back to ballot paper would not be a wise move in a time when technology is used for most transactions. He pointed out that as many as 2,000 invalid votes were recorded on an average in each constituency when ballots were used. It also gave candidates with muscle power advantage and counting of ballots was a slow and error-riddled process.

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