May 21, 2017 1:22 AM

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Online voting is not feasible: CEC Nasim Zaidi

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said today that online voting is not feasible keeping in mind the security systems required to maintain its integrity. <br/><br/>He said the Election Commission had formed a committee to examine the issue and its report was submitted to the Supreme Court and the Law Ministry. <br/><br/>The EC found that the system of online voting is not practical today given the level of security required to keep the process tamper-proof. <br/><br/>Zaidi's predecessor H S Brahma had supported online voting.

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