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A Big Development on Oppositions’ demand on Verification of VVPAT Slips : EC to hold meeting
TIWN May 22, 2019
A Big Development on Oppositions’ demand on Verification of VVPAT Slips : EC to hold meeting
PHOTO : Election Commissioner of India. TIWN Photo.

NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, May 22 (TIWN): In a major development Election Commission of India officials will sit in a meeting to decide what to do with the opposition parties led demands about VVPAT slip counting. A day after opposition parties knocked on the doors of the Election Commission saying they don’t trust EVMs and demanded verification of VVPAT slips before counting, the poll panel will hold an internal meeting today. The development comes a day after the EC dismissed allegations that the voting machines used in the Lok Sabha election were being switched with fresh ones ahead of counting of votes on May 23, the Election Commission Tuesday set up a 24-hour control room here to monitor complaints relating to EVMs. Opposition parties sought a "confidence-building measures". The prime concern is the order of counting of national election votes on Thursday - the parties want the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) machines be considered first.

 “All 5 VVPATs Should Be Counted First”, 22 Opposition Parties Tell Election Commission.

Counting will be started tomorrow 8 am and scheduled to be continue until the final result out at 10 pm. 

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