New Delhi, August 25: Gone are those days when political party workers – the so called ‘goondas’ used to capture polling stations to tamper votes and make their candidate win, thanks to electronic voting machines.
With the recent debate over the authenticity of the EVMs, the election commission is of the opinion that the machine has proved to be a milestone for the Indian democracy.
“EVMs are the safest mode for the election process of the nation. Because of them booth capturing is history now. It is on a chip based system which cannot be tampered with nor it can be operated from any outside gadget,” said Dr S Y Quraishi, Election Commissioner during the launch of a book ‘A handbook of poll surveys in media: an Indian perspective’ by Dr N Bhaskar Rao.
–PTI