Election Commission (EC) in Gujarat has said an inquiry found that the apprehension about possible Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering through bluetooth technology, raised by opposition Congress, is baseless. Chief electoral officer (CEO) BB Swain told reporters that the device which the complainant’s mobile phone detected after putting on bluetooth was not an EVM but a mobile phone, carried by a polling agent.
Earlier, as voting for 89 seats in the first phase of Gujarat assembly elections was underway, Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia complained of possible EVM tampering at three polling boo
ths in a Muslim-dominated area of Porbandar, a seat he is contesting. The ruling BJP has dismissed Modhwadia’s complaint. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Congress is searching for an excuse even before the results are out, as it stares at a loss in the elections.