Tag: Electoral Process

Supreme Court junks plea on VVPAT matching with EVM?

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a plea which sought for 100% matching of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips with electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the counting of votes. The plea stated that 100% matching would ensure the accuracy and integrity of the electoral process. However, the Supreme Court held that the existing process of matching VVPAT slips with EVMs is sufficient and there is no need to change it, as it would cause an unnecessary delay in the results.

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