Election Commission throws ‘open challenge’ to hack EVMs

This 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, adding that the challenge would have various levels.

The Commission had announced a similar challenge in 2009 and it claimed no one could hack its EVMs.