VVPAT to be used in Gujarat polls

September 29, 2017 12:14 am | Updated 12:14 am IST - Ahmedabad

The Election Commission of India (EC) will use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) gadgets with Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in all 50,128 voting booths in Gujarat, which goes to the Assembly polls at the end of this year.

“This is the first time an entire assembly poll will be conducted using the EVMs equipped with VVPAT,” Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) B.B. Swain told the mediapersons in Gandhinagar on Thursday.

VVPAT machines, which will be attached to the EVMs, will allow voters to verify if their vote has gone to the intended candidate. This would ensure transparency in the voting process, he said.

The machine is being put to use in Gujarat following a petition filed by Ms. Reshma Patel, one of the conveners of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti.

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