Vehicle carrying EVM partially submerges in Assam river amidst polling
Both the driver and the polling officer managed to evacuate the vehicle before the rushing waters engulfed it, officials told the local media.
Both the driver and the polling officer managed to evacuate the vehicle before the rushing waters engulfed it, officials told the local media.
In its reply to Ramesh’s letter, the poll panel categorically said it has no new assertions or reasonable and legitimate doubts which require further clarifications.
Pawar stated that the meeting has been called in the interest of free and fair elections and to listen to the views expressed by eminent IT professionals and cryptographers.
The Commission has invited all recognised eight national and 57 state political parties on 16 January to demonstrate the functioning of the multi-constituency prototype remote EVMs. Technical expert committee members will also be present.
The CEO, who is on a four-day visit to Sirmour, Solan and Bilaspur districts, inspected strong rooms and counting centers at Sarahan, (Pachhad AC) and Nahan (Nahan AC), late evening yesterday.
The plea argued that EVMs can be hacked is a threat that has been given not only in India, but in many other countries, which is why a number of them have banned the voting machines.
Earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had also raised the issued of EVM tampering.
An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) meeting was called by party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, soon after the polling concluded for the 70-member Delhi Assembly, to take up the issue of protection of electronic voting machines.
The voting was delayed at C10 block in Yamuna Vihar and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya booth number 114 in the Lodhi Estate area.
The Election Commission had on Sunday issued a showcause notice to Virk for purportedly making controversial remarks about EVMs.