EVMs cannot be tampered with: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora Wednesday said the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) have been in use for nearly two decades and it cannot be tampered with.

"I had earlier said, and I once again say that these machines cannot be tampered with," he told a press conference here when asked about the concerns raised over EVMs functioning.

"No political party raised the issue during the meeting," said Arora, who met several stakeholders, including leaders of political parties during his team's two-day visit to Jharkhand.

The EVMs are in use for nearly two decades, the CEC added.

Asked whether there are any chances of simultaneous polls of the Lok Sabha and the Jharkhand Assembly, the CEC said there was neither formal nor informal information about it and he did not like to give an imaginary reply to the query.

Referring to Tuesday's incident in which five ultras of the PLFI were killed during an encounter in Jharkhand, Arora said after reviewing the overall law and order machinery .