EVMs

Are EVMs infallible?

In UP election candidate complains of not getting self vote

Link
https://m.aajtak.in/states-news/uttar-pradesh-news/story/saharanpur-candidate-got-zero-votes-says-its-evm-fault-968521-2017-12-01

In UP elections EVM found casting each vote to BJP. Replaced after a voter raised commotion over it.

https://m.timesofindia.com/city/meerut/furore-in-meerut-after-voter-presses-bsp-on-evm-vote-goes-to-bjp/articleshow/61758614.cms

Then a while ago there was furore over an election officer warning reporters of consequences of reporting a malfunctioning EVM in a jestful manner.

Recently AAP Leader Saurabh Bharadwaj performed a demonstration to show that EVM machine can be rigged by typing in a code




The questions brought forth by the episode are

1. This is just an EVM prototype. What is the proof that EVMs can be rigged?
Valid questions. Will the election commission allow thorough analysis of EVMs in transparent matter to ensure EVMs are fool proof.

2. Paper Trail audit should be added to existing EVM machines So that in case of suspicion manual counting can be done. It is still better to spend some funds on manual counting than ignore suspicion that elected candidate is not the choice of the people.

May be there could be a required number of biometric signatures that should be collected by candidates to request recount.

Some people are alleging that this is only to complain about the loss but now nearly everyone has raised the suspicion

1. Mr Subramanian Swamy from BJP



2. Mr. LK Advani from BJP
"We should revert to ballot papers unless the Election Commission is able to ensure that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are foolproof and every possibility of their malfunctioning is taken care of,"

http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/advani-has-doubts-about-evm-wants-ballot-papers-back/485248/

3. Saurabh Bharadwaj demonstration (first video)

So EC should take cognizance with regard to proving EVMs are fool proof

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