VVPAT: Hearing was conducted by the bench of Justices Sanjeev Khanna and Dipankar Dutta. The court said during the hearing, if even 10 percent people raise objection, the entire process will stop. The Supreme Court said it will continue hearing on April 18 petitions seeking counting of votes cast by them in electronic voting machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) as recorded. Is.
What was requested in the petition
ADR has requested the court to issue directions to the Election Commission and the Center to ensure that voters can verify through VVPAT that their vote is deemed to have been registered. The petition has requested to match the EVMs with the votes whose votes have been verified and to ensure that the voter is able to verify his vote through the VVPAT slip.
What is VVPAT?
‘VVPAT’ is an independent vote verification system that allows a voter to see whether his vote has gone to the candidate for whom he has voted. Through this, a paper slip comes out from the machine which the voter can see and this slip is kept in a sealed envelope and in case of dispute, it can be opened.