Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: VVPAT to be used if polls held on time

The new system will allow voters to verify that their vote was cast correctly and detect possible election fraud or malfunction

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The VVPAT machines, which will be attached to the EVMs, will allow voters to verify if their vote has gone to the intended candidate. (Photo: pib.nic.in)

R Krishna Das Raipur

Last Updated : Aug 14 2018 | 5:00 PM IST

Chhattisgarh voters will exercise their franchise with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), provided that the state goes to the polls according to schedule.

According to the schedule, the term of the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will end in the second week of December this year. The state is likely to go to the polls in November.

"The Election Commission has decided to install the electronic voting machine (EVM) and VVPAT in all the polling booths of Chhattisgarh," said Subrat Sahoo, the state's chief election officer. The preparation for using the new system has started, he added.

A workshop has been