VVPAT machines prove successful in Shahkot bypoll

JALANDHAR: The voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines, introduced for the primary time at all of the booths of any assembly constituency in Punjab, proved successful by way of ensuring 100% accuracy of the votes solid all through the Shahkot assembly byelection.

As consistent with the steerage of the Election Commission of India, a unique counter was once arrange at the counting corridor when all rounds of counting had completed. The general election observer Ravi Kant Jain and Jalandhar deputy commissioner-cum-district electoral officer Varinder Kumar Sharma picked up a draw for settling on the VVPAT to be put on check.


The VVPAT for number 60 polling booth at Hairan govt faculty was once decided on to be put on check. As consistent with counting detail out of total 483 votes in the village, 481 had been polled, out of which Congress got 264 whilst Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) bagged 195. The rest of votes had been divided amongst others.


In the presence of officials and candidates, the voter slips from the VVPAT machine had been counted. The result of VVPAT was once then matched with that of EVM to test its accuracy and examine that it fits with the mandate given by way of other folks. The VVPATs handed the check effectively, poll officials said.


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