Does EVM Have An Operating System? Here Is Election commission's Reply

In its last update, the poll body had answered the positioning of Ballot unit, Control unit and VVPAT.

The Election commission of India (ECI) has replied to many questions including Oppositions' doubts over EVMs in its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). The new FAQs related to the elections were updated on the Commission's official website on February 7th.

Amid a massive row over tamperability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Election Commission clarifies that EVM does not have operating system (OS).

According to the poll body, it only uses firmware or machine-level instructions that are embedded in a one-time-programmed (OTP) memory to eliminate any scope for reprogrammability.