The Samajwadi Party candidate from Bilhaur assembly seat in UP has alleged that an unidentified person was tampering with the EVMS stored in Kanpur City.
Samajwadi Party candidate Rachna Singh alleged that an unidentified person was tampering with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) kept at Galla Mandi in Kanpur City. The SP candidate from Bilhaur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh had lodged a complaint after CCTV footage purportedly showed a man frequently going inside the strongroom and coming out of it.
The Assembly polls had been conducted in Kanpur on February 20, and thereafter the EVMs were stored at the Galla Mandi strongroom for counting.
SP candidate Rachna Singh alleged EVM tampering in the strong room, claiming that a person was seen going inside the strong room again and again. Rachna Singh alleged that an unknown person entered the room at night in collusion with the administration where the EVM of Bilhaur Vidhan Sabha was kept.
In her complaint, the SP candidate said that according to the guidelines of the Election Commission, even the DM is not allowed to go near the strongroom, adding that the Election Commission should take the matter seriously and take action.
Taking cognizance of the matter, the Kanpur DM issued a clarification and said, “On 1 March, two persons tried to enter the outer wall of the Bilhaur Strong room, who were caught by the CRPF personnel and handed over to the local police for questioning.”
