Election commission has rejected AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal allegation that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the bye-polls in the Madhya Pradesh were taken out and shifted from the Uttar Pradesh where polls were recently conducted. <br/><br/>In a statement, the Commission termed the allegations as baseless and made without verifying the facts. The poll panel said, in the on-going bye-polls in Madhya Pradesh only Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT) machines which were kept in reserve and not used during the actual poll, have been redeployed.<br/><br/>It also maintained that in any election a certain percentage of EVMs and VVPAT machines are kept in reserve so that EVMs and VVPAT machines deployed on the poll day can be replaced, if required. <br/><br/>The poll body clarified that according to rules, EVMs comprising the Control Unit and Ballot Unit used in any election will be kept in a strong room after declaration of results and will not be accessed by anyone till the period of filing of election petition is over. <br/><br/>In case of VVPAT machines, it is not required by the law to be retained in strong room for the purpose of election petition and are available for use in any other election. <br/><br/>It said, the report of special officer deputed to inquire into allegations of multiple printing of paper slips of a particular political party at Ater (Bhind) is awaited and would be made public.<br/>