Mismatch between VVPAT and EVM

Election Commission has set up a team to look into the case of mismatch between the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips and the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for the recently concluded general elections.

Electoral Reforms

A report on electoral funding published by a parliamentary committee has stated only one party has access to 90% of the election funds.

RTI (Amendment) Bill

Bill to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act was introduced in the Lok Sabha.

Re-Verification of NRC

The Centre and the State of Assam urged the Chief Justice of India to extend the deadline for the final publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from July 31, 2019, to a “future date”.