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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: VVPAT

SC dismisses review plea of 21 Opposition leaders over matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs

The petitioners were seeking the Supreme Court's direction to the Election Commission to increase the matching of VVPAT slips with EVMS by 25%.

This election, EC has failed the litmus test of appearing to be fair: Yogendra Yadav

The Election Commission may have surrendered its moral authority as a neutral and no-nonsense referee in the political slugfest.

Opposition wants Supreme Court to direct EC to verify VVPAT slips for 50% EVMs

Opposition parties Sunday met to discuss issue of EVM malfunctioning where Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said they will plan a nationwide campaign to bring this to light.

Supreme Court order to increase VVPAT verification not expected to delay election results

Election Commission had said a 50% verification of VVPAT slips would’ve caused a 6-day delay, but 5 machines per assembly segment won’t delay results on 23 May.

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Top court directs EC to increase random checks of VVPAT slips 3 days before Lok Sabha polls

The Supreme Court said that the random checking should be increased from one to five assembly segments.

Supreme Court grants opposition leaders a week to reply to EC affidavit on counting VVPAT slips

Opposition leaders led by Chandrababu Naidu had sought that VVPAT slips of at least 50% of voting machines in each assembly constituency be checked randomly during 2019 polls.

Present method of counting VVPAT slips most suitable, Election Commission tells Supreme Court

The existing system of random counting of the VVPAT slips from one polling booth per assembly segment is the most suitable, said the election panel.

EC’s stubborn stand on VVPAT audit of just one booth per constituency must change

VVPAT slips should be matched with the EVM count in 14 booths per assembly constituency.

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