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Election 2019: Here's what you should know about VVPAT polling machine

Here is what you must know about VVPATs, how they work and how you can cast your vote using EVM and VVPAT at your polling stations.

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An Electronic Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine (L) and Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) are pictured at a demonstration for voters at the New Chumta Tea Estate on the outskirts of Siliguri/ AFP

An Electronic Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine (L) and Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) are pictured at a demonstration for voters at the New Chumta Tea Estate on the outskirts of Siliguri/ AFP

Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail or VVPAT machine is a feature in an electronic voting machine which ensures the vote cast by any voters goes to the correct candidate/symbol. The machine was first used in Goa elections and 2018 Gujarat assembly elections.

The feature was introduced to confirm that the vote polled by a voter goes to the correct candidate. The verification process was introduced after allegations around Electronic Voting Machines' tampering cropped up.

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