Vvpat  

VVPAT system works alongside EVMs and functions as a printer. When a voter casts their vote using the EVM, a paper slip is printed from the VVPAT printer. The slip shows details such as serial number, name, and election symbol of the candidate chosen by the voter.

Apart from a control unit, ballot unit and VVPAT for each polling station, the Election Commission has also arranged for 43 additional control units, 44 ballot units and 157 VVPATs, to prevent any disruption during election.

NCP national spokesperson Nawab Malik made the comment after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea of 21 opposition parties seeking a review of its April 8 order directing the EC to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling booths per Assembly segment
 

Senior advocate AM Singhvi, appearing for petitioners, told the bench that the apex court had increased the random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling booths per assembly segment and they are now seeking that it should be increased to 25% at least

At a time when Kerala saw about 22.24% voter turnout, one among the voters in Kannur was a snake inside a VVPAT. The reptile caused delay in the voting process. But voting resumed after it was removed from the machine.

Re-polling to the five constituencies - four in Karimganj and one in Autonomous district will be held on April 24, an election office spokesperson confirmed on Monday

Revenue officials rushed to the spot and observed the slips. The officials, who went through the VVPAT machine slips, concluded that they were part of the test-run of EVMs much before the polling day
 

Earlier, the Election Commission, in an affidavit, had said that it could delay the announcement of results by at least six days.
 

Five couples entered wedlock on Wednesday and used the occasion to educate guests on the usage of EVMs in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

Speaking to reporters, Chief Electoral Officer, Satyabrata Sahoo said that adequate EVMs and VVPATs are in place for holding the by-polls and Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu

Chandrababu Naidu requested the Election Commission to either ensure VVPAT receipts were issued 100% hack-proof or revert to the old ballot paper system

The EVM VVPAT inventory is securely managed through a robust tracking system to track all operations on machine movement, first level checks, randomisation and poll day defects.

According to the Election Commission, an EVM, which includes a control unit, a ballot unit and a VVPAT, costs about Rs 33,200 and has a shelf life of 15 years