SA book launch of ‘Electronic Voting Machines- The true story’ written by former Deputy Election Commissioner Alok Shukla was held at Hotel Palash.
“EVM has been a subject of discussion since past few years. And this book will generate confidence for VVPAT among readers. EVM’s were always tampering free and VVPAT is just to re-ensure and show it to everyone that EVM’s are safe and unhampered. Every procedure has been explained beautifully in this book including the technical parameters of EVM. We are rigorously working to conduct a fair election and break the record of West Bengal for having 80 percent consistency of voting and this book will present the true picture of the election system” said Vikas Narwal, Joint Chief Electoral Officer.
Eminent journalist Girijashankar Sharma, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Narwal, Vice Chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, Prof Ramdev Bhardwaj and Vice Chancellor of Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, Prof. Jayant Sonvalkar were present as the chief guests. The evening was also graced by the presence of Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Jain; Director of Sabdhani Institute, Anand Sabdhani; Chairman PRSI, Prof. Pushpendra Pal Singh, Vice President Kamal Kishore and Secretary PSRI Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, Joint Secretary, Yogesh Patel.
Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Jain said that voting disinterest among the urban population and migration in rural areas are some of the major reasons of low voting rates but this has improved over the years. We should promote the vision of creating a fair democracy by increasing the number of votes and this is only possible through awareness.
‘Electronic Voting Machines- The True Story’ is based on facts and records, the book is one of its kind and which tries to answers the questions like Is Electronic Voting Machine a threat to democracy?, Is hacking of EVM possible? And Is vote theft possible through EVM?
Alok Shukla joined the Indian Administrative Services in 2010 and managed several innovative schemes and projects of the government. He is the architect of the Mitanin Programme in Chhattisgarh which is the precursor of the ASHA programme of Government of India. He served at the Election Commission of India for more than five years and has helped in conducting two National Elections and several State Elections.
