By Aishwarya Paliwal: In a letter to the Election Commission, the Congress has raised concerns and has sought clarification regarding the reuse of EVMs in Karnataka.
In the letter, Congress also alleged that the EVMs that were used in Karnataka elections were previously used in South Africa that too without going through the process of revalidation and re-verification.
EVMs NEVER USED IN SOUTH AFRICA
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In response, the Election Commission clarified that neither EVMs were sent to South Africa, nor South Africa uses EVMs.
Meanwhile, data analysis by the Election Commission shows that Congress representatives were informed at each stage of the EVM movement and commissioning in the Karnataka elections.
Sources in Election Commission told India Today that the Congress specifically knew that only newly ECIL-produced EVMs are being used in Karnataka.
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Congress MP, RS Surjewala in a letter to ECI wrote, "The concern arises from the fact that this Honorable Commission has deployed EVMs which were previously deployed for elections in South Africa. We have been informed of this by various sources including the fact all these EVMs have been received directly back from South Africa without going through the process of re-validation and re-verification by the appropriate software/mechanisms by the manufacturer i.e. Electronics Corporation of India (ECI) Ltd. as also...
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