Officials of the Election Commission are going to inspect the EVM machines, ensuring that all buttons remain free of any substances.
Election Commission Big Update: The Election Commission of India (EC) has warned that those who apply substances like perfume, ink, glue or chemicals on buttons on Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be considered as ‘tampering’ and a serious electoral offence. The announcement comes ahead of Assembly elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The autonomous constitutional authority took the decision amid several reports that some political workers allegedly put scented substances on EVM buttons to identify voting patterns. As per EC officials, such practices directly violate the principle of ballot secrecy.
