 "Polling officials check the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) at a distribution centre ahead of voting for Tamil Nadu assembly polls, in Chennai")
With complaints that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be rigged, the Union Cabinet sanctioned Rs 3,200 crore over the next two years to enable the Election Commission of India (ECI) to procure machines that use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units, for use in the 2019 general election.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, whose parties did not do well in the recent round of elections, had alleged that votes by their supporters had not been correctly recorded. They had demanded VVPAT machines.
These produce a printout of the
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, whose parties did not do well in the recent round of elections, had alleged that votes by their supporters had not been correctly recorded. They had demanded VVPAT machines.
These produce a printout of the
