Kanpur: Rachna Singh, Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Bilhaur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh has levelled allegation that an unidentified person was tampering with EVMs kept at Galla Mandi in Kanpur City.
A complaint has been lodged in this regard after CCTV footage purportedly showing a man frequently going inside the strongroom and coming out of it.
The Assembly polls had been conducted on all the seats in Kanpur district on February 20.
The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were stored at the Galla Mandi strongroom for counting on March 10.
According to the Election Commission guidelines, even District Magistrate is not allowed to go inside the strongroom.
The Election Commission should take serious note of the matter and initiate action against the culprit, she demanded.
