Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections 2025, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday addressed the concerns raised by different parties on several aspects of the voting system during the elections. Addressing a press conference to announce the Delhi Assembly election dates, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that EVMs have repeatedly passed the test of judicial scrutiny and have received the confidence of the highest courts of the country on 42 separate occasions. have achieved. Rejecting claims of rigging in voting lists, tampering with electronic voting machines and irregularities in voter turnout numbers, the Election Commission chief said, “Aaj Jawab To Banta Hai.”
Elections in Delhi will be held on February 5 and counting of votes will take place on February 8. Rajiv Kumar said that EVMs cannot be tampered with, which makes rigging and hacking impossible. He described the allegations of tampering as “baseless” and stressed that the Election Commission has always given importance to transparency and accountability in the electoral process.
EVM won trust 42 times
Kumar said, “EVMs cannot be hacked. Every claim of manipulation has been thoroughly investigated and refuted. This technology has consistently upheld the principles of free and fair elections.”
“On 42 different occasions, the judiciary has expressed confidence in EVMs. These machines represent years of technological development and are a matter of national pride,” he said.
Kumar also expressed concern over allegations of alleged manipulation in the voter list. This issue is much discussed this time in Delhi Assembly elections.
CEC’s response to allegations of irregularities in voter list
Political parties including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress have alleged irregularities in the voter list and claimed wrongful deletion and addition of names.
Responding to the allegations, Kumar stressed that the Election Commission strictly follows due process for any changes in the voter list.
He said, “Preparing the voter list is a transparent process in which political parties are involved at every level. These allegations are baseless. Disclosure is our main pillar, and detailed guidelines and datasets are available on our website.”
AAP has accused BJP of removing names in those assembly constituencies where it has a strong voter base. AAP leader and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had claimed in December that the BJP had tried to remove more than 11,000 names from the voter list in Shahdara assembly constituency. Kejriwal also alleged that a similar “Operation Lotus” was going on in his own constituency, New Delhi.
Delhi Election 2025: Assembly elections begin in Delhi, voting will be held in one phase on 5th February, results will come on 8th.