Election Commission of India

Bringing Trust to Electronic Elections in India

EVMs cannot be hacked but they can be compromised. The key to digital election trust is a complete audit trail. Every EVM needs a tamper-proof log that shows every power blip, button press, and…
▶01-Jan-2024
Madhav A. Deshpande

India's 'Festival of Democracy' Needs Healing

The many processes that go into the conduct of elections in India have begun to be undermined, in the process weakening the functioning of democracy itself. The Election Commission of India needs to…
▶23-Feb-2022
Jagdeep S. Chhokar

Blockchain vs Public Bulletin Board for Integrity of Elections and Electoral Rolls

When the Election Commission is the sole decider of a public ledger, the use of Blockchain to conduct polls & maintain voter lists may result in an unverifiable & highly insecure solution. A…
▶27-Jul-2021
Prashant Agrawal, Subodh Sharma, Subhashis Banerjee

Revisiting the EVM Hacking Story

It has now been revealed that one EVM supplier has been using chips that can be reprogrammed. While this still does not mean that hacking an EVM is easy, the issue of securing public confidence for…
▶07-Jun-2019
Prabir Purkayastha, Bappa Sinha