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Election Commission issues 'open challenge' to people to hack EVMs

  •   Wed, Apr 12 2017 08:06:54 PM

New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI): The Election Commission today threw an "open challenge" to people to hack its EVMs, a move which comes after opposition parties urged it to revert to the paper ballot system raising doubts over infallibility of the machines.

"From first week of May, experts, scientists, technocrats can come for a week or 10 days and try to hack the machines," an official source said.

They said the challenge will be open for a week or 10 days and will have various levels.

The Commission had announced a similar challenge in 2009 and it claimed no one could hack its electronic voting machines (EVMs).
  

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  • Imran Khan, Udupi

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    Dear EC

    We encourage your open challenge

    Please inform a month ago in Mumbai local election shivsena won majority, but one other candidate failure to get his family member vote and also his own vote.

    It goes to where?

    Imran Khan/Udupi

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  • MN, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    It seems some mindsets are hacked...

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  • Dev, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    These machines can be tampered or manipulated when programmer happens to be from a political affiliate, The one who has the knowledge & access to them can do it before it is sent for voting booths & not some EVMs which weren't fitted with these hacking software or hardware.
    The election commission need to probe all the disputed machines in UP within a year by an impartial agency under the supervision of Supreme Court & instead of boasting or playing these gimmicks it better stop advising other parties what they should do clean their house first.
    It better stop acting like some party member in its actions & words as it is proving now.

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  • PAM Suvarna, karla

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    Where these barking dogs are now hiding? let them prove their doubt about EVM.

    Nice move by election commission.

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    is EC is also paid to talk ??

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    I wonder what is that man made thing cannot be tampered under the sun ? what a joking challenge ? this proves that little knowledge is always dangerous.......

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  • Leslie, udupi

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    I have no doubt in the clean electoral process of our great nation...
    Perceptions before elections have always been proved after counting...
    Going back to old times can be a difficult option for a massive republic ....
    I feel this modern system must continue...

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  • rahul, mangalore

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Keep barking dongis...You Ppl cant even prove your allegations after a challenge is out.. What more is required... prepare your own EVM's and vote for Papu to go back to Italy... many more clean sweeps to come.. Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander... Jai BJP...

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  • Michael Noronha, Mysore

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    EC should not consider the charges of the opposition as child's play and exhibit child psychology by offering 'open challenge' to people to hack EVMs. How was the EVM hacking displayed before the MP by-elections??? Let the EVMs used in all the 5 State elections which included UP be subject to verification and matter settled. People of India need to be given confidence that their vote is not manipulated by vested interests. EVMs operate on a software and a computer has a GIGO effect. When it is manipulated it can have a disastrous effect.

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    In India the EVM have two parts. On the balloting unit the voters press the button and the control unit gives the command to the polling officer who sits in the polling booth. These components of the EVM are inter connected and also,through a fifteen feet long cable,the control unit's button rests with the polling officer. One EVM can record maximum 3,840 votes.
    Before the EVMs came into vogue,a ballot paper was given to each voter after which nobody other than the voter had any control on the casting of the votes. The manual ballot has, in the recent past, been replaced by a system where the polling officer presses the ballot button and only then the balloting unit is open for casting the vote. After a voter presses a button on this unit, the red LED indicator should light up and a whistle sound should come from the machine.But if that doesn't happen then millions of the illiterate and rural voters would not realize that the vote has not been cast.
    Simultaneously, after the button is pressed, the EVM is again locked automatically for any further voting. Pressing any button again will not be counted as a vote. This system has originally been devised to ensure that no registered voter can cast multiple votes. Yet, avoidable discretion does now lie with the polling officer who has the EVM control trigger in hand. This surely casts aspersions on high values of total democratic transparency.
    As the EVM unit can accommodate only a given max number of votes, it enables a candidate to easily know about the number of persons who have voted for him through that particular EVM.That is susceptible to vitiating the winner's mind towards those areas where he was not the voters' choice.
    A basic knowledge of electronics and $30 worth of RadioShack gear, professional hacker Roger Johnston head of the Vulnerability Assessment Team at Argonne National Lab reveals.
    Last week Cyberthieves Nearly Stole $170 Million From Union Bank of India. Will EC stop open pickpocket of democracy?

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Why all barking people r not accepting the challenge​
    And prove what you they r claiming?
    It is V easy to put blame but it needs guts to prove
    The allegations

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Because 'Barking People's bark only you can understand becuase you are living with them.

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  • Chandrashekar, Kudla

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Oh now we all know how chaiwala feku won 😀😀

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  • Logical Indian, Kudla

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    @Election Commission : Many so called "genius" DW commentators are ready to take up this challenge.. please do the needful!

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  • Goppi Monishuie, Mlore

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Machines have made winning easy which ever party ruled.

    Only Ballot papers can speak voters once heart.

    This open challenge from EC came out of their guilt and to defend their future offences.

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  • Emi, Brighton

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    WE ALL KNOW IT CANNOT BE HACKED. BECAUSE IT DOES NOT RUN ON INTERNET.

    BUT SOFTWARE CAN BE TAMPERED .

    EC DOESENT KNOW ABCD OF EVM

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  • ajay, mangalore

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    the EVM is so primitive in design that it cannot be hacked. It is like trying to alter the functioning of pocket calculator. Also, on the day of voting, just before the commencement of voting, mock poll is conducted where all party agents cast their vote and verify the proper working of the machine. The system is fool proof. Election commission is strong and is doing a very good job. we should be proud of it instead of passing cheap comments.

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  • sadadand, Udupi / Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    EMI.. If you guts please accept EC Challenge and prove your so called Knowledge in EVM.

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  • Nein, USA

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Paper ballots are easiest to manipulate So only EVM came in. In all states where BJP has won their vote share was identical to 2014 vote percentage. I do not believe EVM has tampered. Had it been the case BJP should have won Delhi, Bihar, Goa, Punjab since all of these states were crucial.
    Now coming to the reason why beating BJP is tough these days, well it's an open secret its DeMo. No other opposition party has financial like BJP. Parties like BSP who were out of power could not spend anything on the election. But no one can claim this reason in public, hence EVM Natak!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    EC forgot that even NASA's site was hacked ...

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  • ABDUL RAFIQ, Uchila

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Election Commission supposed to throw this open challenge on 11th March, not now if they are so honest. After hiding the tampered EVMs and after fixing some of them, now challenging opposition parties??? Still EC is not sure and not ready. They are going to give this EVMs for testing on 1st week of May only. So they will get some more time to destroy the evidence of tampering.

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    If hacked will you reverse election results wherever EVMs were used and conduct paper ballot voting?????.

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  • Praveen s, Permannur

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Ha ha after days preparation open challenge... Its depended on software... Internal official staff knows how to traf it....one day Truth will come out..that day ec can challenge

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  • Gujenrappa K., Mlore

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    Open Challenge !! Now ???.......Critical UP and Uttrakhand elections are over.....

    Open Challenge should come before or during or After election to scrutinize our vote receipt along with the EVMs.

    Is it difficult in a democratic country ?? No babels are living here !!!!!!!

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  • Emi, Brighton

    Wed, Apr 12 2017

    IS EC ZAKIR NAIK FOR OPEN CHALLENGE

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  • melwyn, shirva

    Thu, Apr 13 2017

    who is zakir naik?

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