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SC notice to EC on VVPAT verification
News
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Election Commission (EC) on increasing the tallying count and cross-verify the VVPAT in at least 30% randomly chosen polling stations within each Assembly segment/constituency.
Important Facts
- According to the petition filed, the fraction of polling stations chosen for random cross-verification has been very low (less than 1% of polling stations in each constituency). The petitioners argue that this is arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution
VVPATs:
- The Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) is a method that provides feedback to voters.
- It is an independent verification printer machine and is attached to electronic voting machines. It allows voters to verify if their vote has gone to the intended candidate.
- In 2013, the SC had asked the Election Commission to introduce paper trails in EVMs o that the voter can satisfy himself that his vote was accurately recorded.
