NEW DELHI: Most of the 21 political events that approached Election Commission on February 1 in search of matching of votes recorded in 50% EVMs with paper trail, had communicated a different view to the poll panel slightly five months in the past. At the all-party meeting organised via the EC on August 27 last year, the Congress proposed tallying of 30% EVMs with VVPAT slips, NCP 33%, CPM 10% and Aam Aadmi Party 20%, at the same time as events like BSP, Trinamool Congress and National Conference categorically sought reversion to ballot paper device.
According to a summary of positions taken via more than a few nationwide and state events on the August 27 meeting, paperwork pertaining to which have been perused via TOI, DMK, Janata Dal (Secular), Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal and TDP - all of which made a joint petition to EC last week demanding 50% match of EVM-VVPAT count and 100% match where winning margin was once lower than five% of votes solid - didn't reject EVMs outright but prompt alterations in device of paper trail count.
Currently, EVM count for one randomly-selected polling station in keeping with meeting constituency is tallied with VVPAT slips.
Congress - which led the delegation of over 20 opposition get together leaders who raised EVM considerations sooner than EC on February 1 - had questioned EVM credibility on the August 27 meeting, mentioning instances of EVM malfunction and votes allegedly going to a particular get together. Its consultant prompt that deployment of outdated as opposed to new EVM fashions be made public and a minimum of 30% of paper trail be counted. This, even because the grand outdated get together famous that reversion to ballot paper was once needed to restore integrity of the electoral process.
While Trinamool demanded return of ballot paper, BSP wanted EC to clarify at the share of VVPAT slips be counted while adding that it was once higher to revert to ballot paper.
According to a summary of positions taken via more than a few nationwide and state events on the August 27 meeting, paperwork pertaining to which have been perused via TOI, DMK, Janata Dal (Secular), Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal and TDP - all of which made a joint petition to EC last week demanding 50% match of EVM-VVPAT count and 100% match where winning margin was once lower than five% of votes solid - didn't reject EVMs outright but prompt alterations in device of paper trail count.
Currently, EVM count for one randomly-selected polling station in keeping with meeting constituency is tallied with VVPAT slips.
Congress - which led the delegation of over 20 opposition get together leaders who raised EVM considerations sooner than EC on February 1 - had questioned EVM credibility on the August 27 meeting, mentioning instances of EVM malfunction and votes allegedly going to a particular get together. Its consultant prompt that deployment of outdated as opposed to new EVM fashions be made public and a minimum of 30% of paper trail be counted. This, even because the grand outdated get together famous that reversion to ballot paper was once needed to restore integrity of the electoral process.
While Trinamool demanded return of ballot paper, BSP wanted EC to clarify at the share of VVPAT slips be counted while adding that it was once higher to revert to ballot paper.
5 months on, parties shift stand, want VVPATs in 50% of EVMs
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February 10, 2019
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