Slamming the Congress for its allegation that electronic voting machines (EVMs) can be hacked, the Election Commission of India Tuesday stressed asserted that the EVMs were 100 per cent tamper-proof.
Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases between 19th April and 1st June.
“We have created a world record with 642 million proud Indian voters casting their vote in the Lok Sabha elections,” said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
On Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's allegations against Amit Shah, CEC Kumar said "it's not right to spread a rumour and doubt everyone."
CEC Kumar directed the the chief secretary and DGP to ensure that such violence is not repeated.
The decision to provide Z-category security cover to Kumar was taken by the Centre in the wake of threat assessments by the security agencies and recommendation for his enhanced protection, they said.
January 25 marks the foundation day of the Election Commission of India, also celebrated as National Voters' Day (NVD) since 2011.
ECI-led delegation will also interact with the Indian Diaspora in Greece to brief them about registration and participation of Overseas Indian Voters
