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@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP To everyone else: Read before shouting

1. OK Sir. I also did write at length about this. Again forced to raise few points because in your thread many people are altogether negating Electoral process.

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@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 2. It harms we the serving officers the most as we are considered colluders in the process, just like many press coverage did which made few people think last Election was just a Hackathon.

3. Fine.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 4. I agree. The VVPAT communicates to the CU. If the paper trail doesn't drop the CU doesn't take the vote into account or Memory. But your argument is "CU may be programmed by VVPAT."

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 5. CU controlled everything in entirety before. Isn't it true? I have gone through your defense of Commissioning.
-Yes its for people to verify
-Yes it is to be verified at Counting Table

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 6. It's to act as a printer unit. Your argument is VVPAT shows X and relays to Y. And it acts as a programming tool for CU post loading and also can be set for Mock Poll.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 7. The machines at place are as vulnerable as before. Not just by introduction of VVPAT. Was earlier one standalone and foolproof. Can't the commissioning staff or DEO alter BU. It's easy, isn't it?

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 8. The design is as vulnerable as before. Just that the onus goes from Officers to Engineers.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 9. To vitilate the VVPAT has to act as a programmable machine in itself. You may have seen it can be programmed but it cannot program. And CU is not accessed in tandem during symbol loading.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 10. Therefore the tallying mechanism for CU and VVPAT and BU (If agents want in Mock Poll) was brought. To clear the doubts that it is programmable and during symbol loading the ECIL and BEL engineers will hack it for one party.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 11. Your argument rests on case that post commissioning the programmed VVPAT programs CU. Apocalypse? Ain't it. Although I understand your argument that symbol loading zig post commissioning makes it vulnerable.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 12. Now the strongest defense is pick up any machine. Tally VVPAT and CU and BU. If you want do it for all by approaching ECI.

13. Yes as reiterated. Same.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 14. Yes to ensure that the Hacking is complete one VVPAT has to program the not reprogrammable CU. Isn't it? Otherwise random checks will catch it?

15. Therefore there is a mechanism of tallying CU with VVPAT. Even for malfunction CUs in addition to random ones.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 16. If the Voter has any doubts, he/she will challenge. The tallying of CU with VVPAT is left to the Agents. If we let Voters into it it would be gathering thousands for nothing.

17. Therefore at least 5 VVPATs are to be checked per AS.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 18. I think you are better aware than me about the logistical challenges of counting every Paper slip. It would be just like "पुनर्मुशिको भव".

19. Yes

20. Nothing was brought this time. Not even in 1 AS or AC. So much lack of faith on it by those who stood in elections?

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 21. Agree.

22. As observed Only 5-10 Presiding Officer in 81 booths 17C polled exact 50 in one sample. Not all think same. Heck one polled 107. Humans are not machines.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 23. Nothing is full proof check. The biggest advantage the Polling Process has is not machines but the people. It's process and not a one off act. So unless and until all the cog wheel dance to perfection the Hacking ballet will be incomplete.

24. As said in point 19.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 25 . I agree on one point. Let there be a at least 10 percent VVPAT check. Not more. And add a provison deposit 5 lakh and count all VVPAT. Political parties are rich. I think you would agree to this.

26. Just didn't want many day night trollers of Process to misunderstand.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 27. Thanks. I would ask all those commenting on ECI and Poll Process to go through my Quora answer here

quora.com/Can-the-EVM-ma…

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@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 28. As you said ECI definitely needs to bring more transparency. But we cannot afford to go back to the medieval electoral times where one Katta will force hundred ballot papers into a box. We just can't leave it to the hooligans.

@naukarshah @DrSYQuraishi @AshokLavasa @ECISVEEP 29. I will be brave to say that Elections in many places in India can be won by Money, Mutton, Promises, Lies, Riots, Free Doles and Promises (If they can be done by Political Parties or Goondas) but not #EVMHacking.