: CCTV camera blackout in EVM strongroom, alleges Congress candidate in Bengal. EC says ‘malfunction’ #IndiaNEWS The Congress candidate from West Bengal’s Baghmundi Assembly constituency alleged

CCTV camera blackout in EVM strongroom, alleges Congress candidate in Bengal. EC says ‘malfunction’ #IndiaNEWS
The Congress candidate from West Bengal’s Baghmundi Assembly constituency alleged in an official complaint on Saturday that CCTV cameras relaying video feed of stored electronic voting machines were switched off for more than an hour. The candidate told Scroll.in that, despite his complaint, the same blackout recurred on Sunday. In response, the Election Commission said on Monday that the disruptions took place due to a technical glitch.Responding on Twitter to Scroll.in’s report about the candidate’s complaint, the Chief Electoral Office of West Bengal said that the screen used to display the closed circuit television camera footage of the EVM strongroom malfunctioned between 10 am and 11.05 am on April 3 and then again between 9.40 am and 10.30 am on April 4. It added that the CCTV cameras were working even when the screen malfunctioned and that the candidates had been informed about the matter.On 3rd, April, from 10:00 am - 11:05 am & on 4th of April from 9:40 am-10:30 am, the LED screen used to display the CCTV footage for candidates malfunctioned due to damaged HDMI SPLITTER. (Continued)... @SpokespersonECI — CEO West Bengal (@CEOWestBengal) April 5, 2021 (Conti..) The CCTV cameras were working the entire time & their footage is intact& stored for the whole duration...Read more

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