Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | DMK writes to ECI seeking use of new EVMs
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It additionally sought the availability of CCTV reside protection or reside internet stream throughout voting in all polling cubicles, set up of jammers within the sturdy rooms and counting centres the place the EVMs will probably be saved
The DMK on Wednesday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, and different election fee officers seeking the use of not too long ago manufactured EVMs for the upcoming Assembly ballot on April 6.
It additionally sought the availability of CCTV reside protection or reside internet stream throughout voting in all polling cubicles, set up of jammers within the sturdy rooms and counting centres the place the EVMs will probably be saved and in addition counting of a minimum of 50% of VVPATs concurrently.
In a illustration to the Election Commission, DMK propaganda secretary Tiruchi Siva stated the life span of EVMs is simply 15 years as per info within the public area. The EVMs manufactured by BEL and ECIL have been in use since 2001 in all of the elections throughout the nation. Mr. Siva stated there’s a concern of tampering these EVMs and manipulation of recorded knowledge by hacking with newest expertise. He stated Western international locations and people with superior expertise don’t desire digital voting and use solely poll papers.
“In order to dispel the fear from the mind of the people and to infuse confidence among the electorate, it is requested to utililse the EVMs which were manufactured recently which would possess latest technical and security updates and therefore would be less susceptible to hackers, or attacks of any kind of malfunctioning,” he stated.
The occasion additionally sought counting of 50% of VVPATs concurrently together with the EVMs so as to have a fool-proof technique of declaration of outcomes. This will instill confidence within the minds of the individuals concerning the genuineness within the recording of votes, he stated.
Also, each desk within the counting centre ought to have CCTV protection as an alternative of one for a lot of tables, high-powered sign jammers should be supplied in polling stations, sturdy rooms and counting centres, should be supplied, the DMK stated.
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