What difference has the declaration of criminal antecedents/financial assets by candidates made?
The voter now can make an informed choice. We have not studied the impact of this.There are fears that EVMs can be ‘manipulated’ if you have a pliant officer manning it. We have no doubt that the EVMs are trustworthy and voter-friendly. We have no proof of individual complaints. But remember, so long as there is collusion, any system will fail.
How do you plan to keep a check on this collusion?
Look, we have not had any complaints of collusion so far. And we have enough security checks in place in the use and maintenance of EVMs. A technical experts group headed by former IIT director P.V. Indiresan has gone into all aspects of EVMs. Nobody has been able to prove that they can be tampered with.
What are the complaints from political parties?
Largely, they have centred on model code violations and against public officials.
