Election Commission clarifies on EVM hack issue

Guwahati, January 22, 2019:

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday issued a notification as a part of their clarification against the foolproof nature of the ECI- EVMs.

In its statement, the ECI stated that it has been wary of becoming a party to this motivated slugfest, Election Commission firmly stands by the empirical facts about foolproof nature of ECI- EVMs deployed in elections in India.

“It needs to be reiterated that these EVMs are manufactured in Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) under very strict supervisory and security conditions and there are rigorous Standard Procedures meticulously observed at all stages under the supervision of a Committee of eminent technical experts constituted way back in 2010. It is being separately examined as to what legal action can and should be taken in the matter,” the ECI quoted.

It may be mentioned that the allegation of rigging came into light after the self-proclaimed US-based cybercrime expert made the claims that 2014 Lok Sabha elections were rigged through the EVMs.