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All-party meet on EVMs soon: Zaidi

CHANDIGARH:The Election Commission of India would soon call a meeting of all political parties to assure them that the electronic voting machines were tamper-proof and secured, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said today.

All-party meet on EVMs soon: Zaidi

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi. A file photo



Chandigarh, April 29

The Election Commission of India would soon call a meeting of all political parties to assure them that the electronic voting machines were tamper-proof and secured, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said today.

He said the EC intended to use the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) in all coming elections to bring in more transparency and boosting the confidence of people.

“We will soon hold an all-party meeting in which they will be told how our EVMs are non-tamperable and secured as per our administrative and technical safeguard system,” the CEC told reporters here.

The EC is planning to throw an open challenge, asking anyone to try hacking its EVMs to dispel doubts of misuse. The CEC also said an order had been placed for VVPAT machines. — PTI

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