EVMs Cannot be Tampered By Wifi, Electronic and Radio Devices: Election Commission to Madras High Court

On Tuesday, the Madras High Court was told by the Election Commission that tampering with any wi-fi or radio device cannot be done to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM’s). Electronic Devices are unable to interfere with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM’s).

This was part of the submissions made by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in their counter-affidavit filed in regards to the court’s queries on a plea moved by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party for directions to make certain that the Legislative Assembly Elections are free and fair.

A bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy disposed of the matter. Senior Advocate P Wilson appeared for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Advocate Niranjan Rajagopalan appeared for the Election Commission of India (ECI).

While disposing of the matter the court also added, “It is hoped that this day next week will pass off as peacefully and uneventfully as today seems to be going. However, Election Commission should be alert and proactive and most importantly ensure that the second surge of the pandemic is not accelerated by the activities undertaken on Election Day”.