The Supreme Court issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea by leaders from 21 political parties who wanted the ECI to randomly verify at least 50 % Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using their VVPAT slips in the upcoming elections.
Recent development:
The petitioners submitted that the demand for random verification in at least 50 % EVMs with VVPAT was in the interest of free and fair elections, which is part of the basic structure of the Constitution.
A “50% randomised verification in each assembly constituency / assembly segment is a reasonable sample size to –
Remove the fears of the general public with regard to EVM tampering and;
be a statistically significant sample size to ensure that EVMs are working properly.
It also asked the “competent authority of the Election Commission of India” to “depute a suitable officer to assist the court on the date fixed”. The matter will now be heard on March 25.
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