BENGALURU: Chief Electtoral Officer, Karnataka, Sanjiv Kumar on Friday asserted that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and VVPAT gadgets cannot be tampered with, hacked or manipulated.
At a workshop for mediapersons, Kumar referred to the Supreme Court additionally turning down calls for from some political parties towards those gadgets. He stated the machines manufactured by means of BEL are scrutinised carefully. "There’s a standard operating procedure and once these machines are sent to district election officers, they go through various security measures. These machines are equipped with multi-digital identification numbers and if somebody tries to tamper with them, messages are sent to the central office. All machines are tracked through GPS," he added.
Kumar stated 3 mock polls are conducted prior to polling day. If the machines are malfunctioning, they’re discarded. Another mock poll is conducted to make sure they’re operating correctly. He stated no district officer or candidate will likely be conscious which device is distributed to which assembly phase. Candidates gained’t remember which serial number will likely be given to them in the device. The machines are Braille-enabled to assist the visually impaired.
He stated VVPAT has been of immense assist in nailing allegations that EVMs may also be tampered with. "Casting a vote calls for 20 seconds and round 180 people can vote in an hour. The voter can examine to whom he has voted for seven seconds on the VVPAT display screen. It is helping in recounting of votes. The thermal paper used in VVPAT may also be stored for 5 years,” he added.
At a workshop for mediapersons, Kumar referred to the Supreme Court additionally turning down calls for from some political parties towards those gadgets. He stated the machines manufactured by means of BEL are scrutinised carefully. "There’s a standard operating procedure and once these machines are sent to district election officers, they go through various security measures. These machines are equipped with multi-digital identification numbers and if somebody tries to tamper with them, messages are sent to the central office. All machines are tracked through GPS," he added.
Kumar stated 3 mock polls are conducted prior to polling day. If the machines are malfunctioning, they’re discarded. Another mock poll is conducted to make sure they’re operating correctly. He stated no district officer or candidate will likely be conscious which device is distributed to which assembly phase. Candidates gained’t remember which serial number will likely be given to them in the device. The machines are Braille-enabled to assist the visually impaired.
He stated VVPAT has been of immense assist in nailing allegations that EVMs may also be tampered with. "Casting a vote calls for 20 seconds and round 180 people can vote in an hour. The voter can examine to whom he has voted for seven seconds on the VVPAT display screen. It is helping in recounting of votes. The thermal paper used in VVPAT may also be stored for 5 years,” he added.
‘EVMs , VVPAT cannot be tampered with, hacked’
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