No need for OTP to unlock EVM: Mumbai poll official refutes media report, says ‘it is complete lie’ – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Electronic Voting Machine has no wireless communication and does not need an OTP (One Time Password) to open the device, a poll official said in a statement on Sunday amid the EVM hacking row.Reacting to a news report's allegations against Shiv Sena candidate Ravindra Waikar's relative Mangesh Pandilkar, Vandana Suryavanshi, returning officer of Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency said the counting of the ETPBS is done in the physical form and not electronically."Incidenct at Mumbai North West Constituency Counting Centre is about unauthorisedly using mobile phone of an authorised person by a candidate's aide. Criminal case has already been filed by the Returning Officer. There is no OTP (One Time Password) on mobile for unlocking EVM as it is non-programmable and it...