MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that using Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in local body elections is not feasible.

The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) told the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (November 19, 2025) that it cannot deploy Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) ...

A cryptography expert warns India’s EVM system lacks transparency and proposes stronger VVPAT audits and hash verification to ...

A political row erupted in West Bengal on Sunday after a few hundred slips, believed to be from voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines used during the April 29 assembly polls in Noapara ...

The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the use of VVPAT machines was not mandatory for local body polls, and it was also not technically feasible. The ...

The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the use of VVPAT machines was not mandatory for local body polls, and it was also not technically feasible. The ...

Nagpur: The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the use of VVPAT machines was not mandatory for local body polls, and it was also not technically ...

India, the world's largest democracy, conducts elections on a massive scale. To expedite the process, ensure fairness, and increase transparency, the Election Commission of India (ECI) utilises ...

The Election Commission on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it will be able to conduct the Gujarat assembly elections, due late this year, using EVMs with paper trail. A bench headed by Chief ...

The Election Commission has introduced a new feature in the symbol loading process of paper trail machines in an effort to enhance transparency in the election process, according to a Union Law ...