Tag: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar

  • Our duty to persuade political events on EVMs: CEC Kumar

    Leader Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar stated but even so generation, the method from the time an EVM is deployed until it’s saved again in a warehouse is stringent and clear.

    NEW DELHI: Days after a bunch of opposition events raised considerations over the efficacy of EVMs, Leader Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday stated it was once the ballot panel’s duty to persuade political events at the balloting machines.

    He additionally stated through the years, digital balloting machines have given leads to favour of all those that have raised considerations over its reliability.

    A number of opposition events had remaining week flagged considerations over the reliability of EVMs and had recommended the Election Fee to deal with their doubts.

    “This query has been spoke back on a number of events. I do not need to solution it once more with the exception of the purpose that during a democratic machine, political events have a significant position. They’re crucial stakeholders,” Kumar stated responding to a query on opposition events’ considerations.

    “Now we have examine it (considerations), however but to obtain anything else. As and once we obtain it, we will be able to take a look at our very best to persuade them. Now we have achieved it, we will do it once more. It’s our duty,” he stated.

    He stated the problem of efficacy of the EVMs by no means got here up previously 5 meeting elections.

    Other people misplaced via not up to 100 votes and applicants authorized it fortuitously, he stated.

    He stated but even so generation, the method from the time an EVM is deployed until it’s saved again in a warehouse is stringent and clear.

    Representatives of events are concerned at every step, he stated.

    “Since political events are pronouncing, it will have to be smartly idea transfer. EVMs through the years have given leads to favour of those that are elevating it (factor),” he stated.

    To any other query on far off balloting gadget, the CEC stated the ballot panel has won tips on it, “however from an overly restricted collection of events. We wrote to with reference to 60 events. The processes, the executive phase, the prison phase and the technological phase is a piece in growth. Everyone has advised. This can be a long-drawn procedure. Until that point, the outreach for bringing as many of us to the polling station is still our center of attention,” he stated.