<p>Speaking at a press conference in Panaji, Quraishi said the procedure of EVM usage was consistently vetted - both technologically and administratively - over a period of time to keep out malpractices or manipulation. <br /><br />"The EVM technology has improved considerably ever since it was first introduced in 1928. We have elaborate procedures and a technical experts committee outside the commission (ECI), which authorises any changes, any improvements that are made," said Quraishi. He was in Goa to chair a western zone chief electoral officer's conference. <br /><br />"The machines have undergone a lot of improvement and we are trying to counter, prevent or anticipate any malpractice in advance," Quraishi said, reposing faith in the EVM technology for electioneering in India. <br /><br />The opposition has called for an all-party meeting to discuss the efficacy of EVMs in elections, after a Hyderabad-based researcher Hari Prasad triggered a controversy by claiming that EVMs could be tampered with.</p>
<p>Speaking at a press conference in Panaji, Quraishi said the procedure of EVM usage was consistently vetted - both technologically and administratively - over a period of time to keep out malpractices or manipulation. <br /><br />"The EVM technology has improved considerably ever since it was first introduced in 1928. We have elaborate procedures and a technical experts committee outside the commission (ECI), which authorises any changes, any improvements that are made," said Quraishi. He was in Goa to chair a western zone chief electoral officer's conference. <br /><br />"The machines have undergone a lot of improvement and we are trying to counter, prevent or anticipate any malpractice in advance," Quraishi said, reposing faith in the EVM technology for electioneering in India. <br /><br />The opposition has called for an all-party meeting to discuss the efficacy of EVMs in elections, after a Hyderabad-based researcher Hari Prasad triggered a controversy by claiming that EVMs could be tampered with.</p>