From Amita Verma
Your lead news story questions the reliability of the e-voting methods proposed for the US (16 October, p 6). Here in India, electronic voting machines were used with great success in the last general election. The major advantage was that results came out fast. This is extremely important in a large and physically varied country such as ours. Another major problem, particularly in rural areas, has been booth-capturing. This hurdle has been done away with, thanks to these machines.
I find it quite strange that in a place like the US, where anything and everything is computerised, people are so wary of e-voting.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
