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Election 2019: Here's how the VVPAT EVMs are safe polling machine
Updated On: 19 April, 2019 03:40 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
The EVMs were introduced to eliminate the possibility of casting 'Invalid Votes'. Thus it ensures the principle of "one man, one vote" during the election.

VVPAT EVMs/ file pic
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 during 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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