New Delhi, Jan. 18 -- Parties that have complained against the reliability of electronic voting machines too have won elections held using the same device, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday days after BSP leader Mayawati alleged discrepancies in EVMs and called for holding all polls using ballot papers.

Responding to a question on allegations that EVMs can be manipulated, Kumar said, "If the EVM could speak, it would have perhaps said 'jisne tere sar par tohmat rakhhi hai, maine uske bhi ghar ki laaj rakhhi hai' (Those who have accused you, I have even looked after them)."

He said following an amendment in the Representation of the People Act, the use of EVMs came into force, hence it is the duty of the poll pane...