Only latest EVMs will be used, ECI tells HC
The Hindu
‘EVMs manufactured, supplied between 2017-19 will be used for T.N. Election’
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday dispelled the fears of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) that electronic voting machines (EVMs) manufactured about 15 years ago might be used for the forthcoming Assembly election. The commission told the Madras High Court that only machines manufactured and supplied between 2017 and 2019 would be used for the election since only they were compatible with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system. Replying to a case being heard by the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, the ECI said DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi’s apprehension regarding the use of old EVMs was unfounded. After the advent of VVPAT, all EVMs must be compatible with the new system and therefore, there was no question of using previous generation EVMs, a counter affidavit filed by Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo stated.
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