Gujarat elections 2017: DEO Avantika Singh rubbishes EVM tampering claims

Ahmedabad District Election Officer (DEO) Avantika Singh rubbished allegations by Patidar reservation leader Hardik Patel about tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) describing them as 'baseless'.

The DEO was talking to reporters about preparations for counting of votes when she made the comment in response to a question. "These are baseless allegations, and I don't think any clarification is needed. If a clarification has to be issued, it would be by Election Commission," she said. Singh said that preparations for counting of votes has been completed. "A three-tier security cordon will be in place for the counting of votes. The counting of votes in 21 counting halls in Ahmedabad will be webcast. A DCP-level officer has been deployed at each centre," she added.