Karnataka’s Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge has written to the Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyothi seeking “randomly” selected 250 electronic machines (EVM) to conduct a public EVM hackathon to dispel doubts over the machines being susceptible to hacking during polls.
In the letter, Kharge requested the Election Commission to collaborate with the Government of Karnataka in hosting the challenge. “It is our combined duty to ensure that there is no doubt in the mind of voters – real or perceived,” he wrote.
For this challenge, individuals or interested parties can be allowed to test the EVM using instruments of their choice. Design documents, test descriptions and results, and security procedures used by the EC can also be provided for the same.Priyank Kharge, in his letter to the EC