Mangaluru: Former MLA of Mangaluru City North B A Mohiuddin Bava said he was approached by EVM hackers through brokers in Bengaluru to allegedly manipulate election result in his favour, ahead of the assembly polls.

Bava, who contested on a Congress ticket and lost, said he did not take it seriously and had rejected the offer. Bava has filed a petition against the use of EVMs in the high court.

He said he has suspicion over EVM hackers’ racket working in Karnataka. “I have filed a petition in the high court against the use of EVMs in election. I have not received any communication regarding hearing.

My major contention is that EVMs might have been hacked in the election to Mangaluru City North constituency where I contested and lost,” Bava said.