ECI to announce EVM challenge schedule on Saturday

Political parties to be invited to demonstrate that the EVMs used in the recent Assembly elections were tampered with.

May 19, 2017 10:59 am | Updated December 03, 2021 05:15 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

Election Commission official demonstrate the features of EVM/VVPAT in New Delhi.

Election Commission official demonstrate the features of EVM/VVPAT in New Delhi.

The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for an electronic voting machine (EVM) challenge on Saturday.

The Commission will also organise a live EVM demo before making the announcement. At the event, those having raised questions on EVM security would be invited to demonstrate how EVMs can be tampered with.

Political parties would be invited to demonstrate that the EVMs used in the recent Assembly elections were tampered with.

About a week ago, the ECI held a meeting with representatives of 42 political parties on the issue of electoral reforms, including EVM security.

The Commission gave a detailed presentation on the security features of EVMs to assert that they could not be tampered with given the administrative measures adopted to secure them.

It had also announced that henceforth, VVPATs would be used in all the Assembly and general elections.

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