“No Doubt On Its Efficiency”: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram On EVM
Delhi: When the whole Congress party came forward questioning the integrity of the electoral process invoking Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday stated that he is not doubtful of the efficiency of the machines.
Following the Maharashtra election results, several leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), including Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, accused the BJP and other parties in the Mahayuti alliance of EVM manipulation.
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Chidambaram clarified that he did not doubt the EVM machines. “I have been participating in elections using EVMs since 2004. I have personally had no bad experience. Nor do I have any evidence to prove that there has been any kind of manipulation or tampering. If others have any kind of doubt about the efficacy of EVMs, it is really for them to say. But I personally have no doubt about the robustness of the efficacy of EVMs,” he said.
He further went on to state that without scientific evidence proving the issue, he would not change his view on the matter.
“I know that many in my party have a different point of view, it’s really for them to explain it but I personally have no doubt about the robustness of the efficacy of EVMs,” he added.
Soon after the election result was announced, Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut told the press, “We don’t accept this as people’s mandate, something is fishy in election results”.
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi also stated that there will be a need to discuss the working of EVMs after the election as the results were “unacceptable”.
Raising concern over the EVM machines, Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh wrote on X, “The results of the Maharashtra elections appeared whatever the BJP wanted. They fielded 148 candidates out of which 132 won, having a success strike rate of 89 per cent. If they (BJP) want, they can form a government even without SS (Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar). BJP has won this election by manipulating Targeted Polling Booths through EVM”.
