EVM and VVPAT: What’s the difference between the two voting systems?

EVM and VVPAT: What’s the difference between the two voting systems?

India, the world’s largest democracy, conducts elections on a massive scale. To expedite the process, ensure fairness, and increase transparency, the Election Commission of India (ECI) utilises Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs). While many voters use these machines every election, few fully understand how they work or how they differ….

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Video | “No EVM-VVPAT Mismatch”: Election Body Amid Opposition’s Maharashtra Claims

Video | “No EVM-VVPAT Mismatch”: Election Body Amid Opposition’s Maharashtra Claims

There’s is no mismatch between VVPAT slips (Voter verifiable paper audit trail) and voting machine (EVM) numbers, said Chief Election Officer Maharashtra, rejecting the Opposition allegations about a vote mismatch in the just concluded Maharashtra state polls. According to rules laid down by the Supreme Court and the Election Commission, it is mandatory to…

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