<p>Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday asserted that the electronic voting machines cannot be tampered with and that there was no question of going back to the ballot paper.</p>.<p>He also said that the Commission would engage with political parties in the coming days on various electoral reforms and the model code.</p>.<p>Addressing the 'Times Now Summit', the CEC lamented that the day-to-day dialogue is becoming "more coarse " and it should be "avoided".</p>.<p>He said EVMs can malfunction like a car or a pen but they cannot be tampered with.He said the machines are in use for 20 years now and there was no question of returning to the ballot paper.</p>.<p>Various courts, including the Supreme Court, have upheld the use of the machines to cast votes, he pointed out. </p>
<p>Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday asserted that the electronic voting machines cannot be tampered with and that there was no question of going back to the ballot paper.</p>.<p>He also said that the Commission would engage with political parties in the coming days on various electoral reforms and the model code.</p>.<p>Addressing the 'Times Now Summit', the CEC lamented that the day-to-day dialogue is becoming "more coarse " and it should be "avoided".</p>.<p>He said EVMs can malfunction like a car or a pen but they cannot be tampered with.He said the machines are in use for 20 years now and there was no question of returning to the ballot paper.</p>.<p>Various courts, including the Supreme Court, have upheld the use of the machines to cast votes, he pointed out. </p>