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NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar<\/a> on Friday dismissed apprehensions about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and assured people that their vote was safe and secure.
\nKumar asserted that the EVMs were 100 per cent safe as a large number of safeguards \u2013 technological, administrative and process-oriented \u2013 were in place.\u201cIt is a settled issue. It is 100 per cent safe. It has been raised in the honourable Court also. We are awaiting judgment, nothing can happen to the machines. Every stage political parties and their candidates are involved. Mock polls are done,\u201d he said to questions on doubts raised on the EVMs.
\n\u201cThere are a large number of safeguards, technological, administrative, and process-oriented. Just enjoy the voting. This is a time to enjoy the voting, not doubt anything,\u201d the CEC said.
\n\u201cEnjoy your voting, your vote is safe, secure and will be recorded as you vote,\u201d Kumar said.
\nThe first phase of the Lok Sabha elections got underway across 102 constituencies in 21 states and union territories on Friday.
\n\u201cWe are getting reports from the field that even if rains are happening, people are really coming out in large numbers. Women, youth, old age people\u2026 everyone is rushing towards the polling stations. It is really a delightful situation to see that people are dancing to the tune of democracy,\u201d Kumar said.
\nHe said the Election Commission<\/a> has used technology to a great extent to ensure better voter turnout by reaching out to the youth and women voters by mapping parliamentary constituencies where voting has been traditionally less.
\n\u201cA turn out plan was made depending on the local context. Lots of celebrities were roped in, a number of organisations have worked with us \u2013 petrol pumps, banks, post offices in the outreach program,\u201d Kumar said.
\n\u201cWe are very hopeful that people will come out to vote. It is our appeal, please join in this festival of democracy.. youth, women, transgender, PwD, all geographies\u2026It is your right, your duty, your responsibility, your pride,\u201d the CEC said.
\nKumar, along with fellow Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S S Sandhu, was monitoring the progress of the election process from the control room set up at the Election Commission headquarters here.<\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday dismissed apprehensions about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and assured people that their vote was safe and secure. 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