The Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, spoke out against claims that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be tampered with. He said these accusations are not true and pointed to many court rulings that confirm EVMs are reliable.
Kumar made these comments while announcing the schedule for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. He also referenced comments made by billionaire Elon Musk, who suggested that EVMs could be hacked. Kumar explained that there is a big difference between the voting systems used in the U.S. and India. In America, they don’t use EVMs; instead, they have different electronic systems.
He reassured the public that India’s voting process is secure. EVMs are prepared just a week before the election, and when they’re sealed, candidates and their representatives can watch the process closely. On the day of the election, monitoring agents are present when the seals are opened.
Kumar emphasized that the highest courts in India have ruled 42 times that EVMs cannot be hacked and that claims of tampering are just wrong. He said there is no possibility of introducing any virus or changing vote counts. He described EVMs as “foolproof” devices and reassured everyone that people won’t be able to cheat by changing votes after the polls close.
Finally, he noted that the Indian voters are smart and informed, and they understand how the voting process works.
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