Electronic Voting Machines "Pride Of India", Asserts Polls Body Chief
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Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra inaugurated the newly built Integrated Election Complex (IEC) at Bakhtawarpur in Delhi.
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are safe and are the pride of India said Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra adding that several countries are eager to know how fast the country is able to deliver the election results timely and accurately.
The Chief Election Commissioner on Friday inaugurated the newly built Integrated Election Complex (IEC) at Bakhtawarpur in Delhi.
"So far 350 crore voters have used this EVM machine in four parliamentary elections and other Assembly elections, so it has established its credibility. Therefore, each and everyone should have in his mind very clear that this machine is a pride of India," he said.
Talking about the safety of EVMs Mr Chandra said, "EVMs are non-tamperable. It is a single chip program only and there's no frequency. Therefore there's no question of hacking. EVMs have shown their test and credibility in all the elections and beyond that particular thing is also there's a VVPAT audit trail in each and every assembly constituency."
