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Demand For Paper Ballots
Why is it in news?
- Several activists and student leaders coming forward on behalf of EVM Virodhi Rashtriya Jan Andolan were questioning legitimacy of EVMs used during the recently held Lok Sabha election
More in news
- In a response to an RTI application which stated that the chips used in EVMs come with a flash memory indicating to the possibility of rewritability of the chips has sparked demand for paper ballot system among the activists.
- The activists raise a question over VVPAT's as not 100% counting was not done.
- As with every all machines EVMs are not devoid of manipulation stated by an activist.
- Demanding return to paper ballot to ensure faith and transparency in the electoral process the activists stated to work toward raising awareness among the people over the issue.
Source
The Hindu