allegations of tampering of an EVM +NEW DELHI: The special inquiry team set up by the Election Commission to probeand VVPAT used during a demonstration in Bhind has found no anomaly or tampering of the said machine. "The team in its report concluded that it is completely false to say that at multiple times slips of lotus were printed on pressing different buttons during the demonstration on 31st March as alleged," the commission said on Friday. "The accuracy of functioning of the EVMs and VVPATs including the said EVM/VVPAT is beyond doubt," it stated.The probe team was set up by the EC after video of the VVPAT demonstration at Bhind, in presence of Madhya Pradesh chief electoral officer, showed an anomaly between the symbol on button pressed and one on the generated paper slip. The revised checklists must be rigorously followed by the entire electoral machinery from the level of presiding officer to the CEO, it added.As per conclusions of the team, EVM used in the demonstration at Bhind was not brought from UP. Only a VVPAT, that too one kept in reserve and not used in the actual poll, was used.

Source: Times of India April 07, 2017 16:22 UTC