Courts have rejected pleas on EVMs 40 times: Election Commission

Election Commission officials said courts have rejected petitions challenging the reliability of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) at least 40 times. The SC on Friday rejected pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of EVM votes with VVPATs. The officials referred to remarks of CEC Rajiv Kumar that EVMs are "100% safe" and political parties know this in the "heart of their hearts".