Maha polls: Tests prove EVMs are tamper-proof
Sharing this update, Election Commission on Thursday said the outcome of the C&V exercise carried out across 10 assembly constituencies (ACs) prove "yet again, that the EVMs are tamper proof".
EC on Thursday said that eight applications were received by the Maharashtra chief electoral officer seeking verification of burnt memory or microchip of EVM/VVPAT across the ACs Kopri-Pachpakhadi, Thane, Panel, Alibag, Khadakwasla, Arni, Yevla, Chandgad, Kolhapur North and Majalgaon.
"In the presence of 8 applicants and other candidates who had contested, or their representatives, C&V was successfully conducted on 48 EVM ballot units, 31 EVM control units and 31 VVPATs. Two applicant candidates chose not to attend," said an EC spokesperson.
Diagnostic test for verifying burnt memory was conducted in Kopri-Pachpakhadi, Thane, Khadakwasla and Majalgaon ACs in three sets of EVMs, as per request of the applicant candidates.
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After the diagnostic test, the authorised engineers from the manufacturer (ECIL) certified that all machines had passed the diagnostic tests.
Diagnostic test along with mock poll was conducted in Panel, Alibag, Arni, Yevla, Chandgad, Kolhapur North and the remaining three sets of EVMs of Majalgaon AC. After the authorised engineers certified that all the machines had passed the diagnostic test, a mock election was conducted on them.
The EVM result was verified with VVPAT slips count and no mismatch was found, said EC.
After tasting defeat in the Maharashtra assembly poll last year, Congress has repeatedly alleged that the arbitrary additions and deletions in the state's electoral roll and the inexplicable increase in voter turnout after 5 pm, had swung the result in favour of BJP.
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