Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)?
A. The Electronic voting machines cannot be transported in private vehicle.
B. All EVMs, after voting is complete, should be under cover of armed police at all times.
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Explanation:
In the last Assembly elections in Assam saw the Election Commission at the centre of two controversies. In the first, an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was found in a private vehicle belonging to a political party candidate’s spouse. The Commission’s transport protocol for polled and reserve EVMs dictates that the voting machines, under no circumstances, should be taken in private custody or a private place. And also, that all EVMs, after voting is complete, should be under cover of armed police at all times.