The new FAQs related to the elections were updated on the Commission’s official website on February 7th. New Delhi: The Election commission of India (ECI) has replied to many questions including Oppositions’ doubts over EVMs in its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). The new FAQs related to the elections were updated on the Commission’s official website on February 7th. Amid a massive row over tamperability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Election Commission clarifies that EVM does not have operating system (OS). According to the poll body, it only uses firmware or machine-level instructions that are embedded in a one-time-programmed (OTP) memory to eliminate any scope for reprogrammability. The Commission also explains how candidate names and symbols enter into the ballot box. It says symbols are loaded in a symbol loading unit (SLU) in the presence of contesting candidates or their representatives from a window operating system-based symbol loading application that is manufactured by BEL and ECIL.  BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) and ECIL (Electronics Corporation of India Limited) are both PSUs that come under the defence …