No discrepancy between VVPAT slip count & EVM Control Unit Count: Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer

Mumbai: There is no discrepancy found between VVPAT slip count and EVM Control Unit count as per the reports received from the concerned District Election Officers, according to Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer. 

The Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT)  is a method of providing feedback to voters who use electronic voting machines.

The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) is a process of  voting using electronic machines and counting. 

It is mandatory to count VVPAT slips of randomly selected 5 Polling Stations per Assembly Constituency /Assembly Segment as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India.

“Accordingly, VVPAT Slip count of randomly selected 5 polling stations per

Assembly Constituency has been conducted on 23/11/2024 during the counting procedure, in front of the Counting Observer / Representatives of Candidates,” the Maharashtra CEO’s office said. 

As per that, slip count of 1440 VVPAT units from 288 Assembly Constituencies of Maharashtra  has been tallied with respective Control Unit data. “There is no discrepancy found between VVPAT slip count and EVM Control unit count as per the reports received from the concerned DEOs. Due procedure laid by ECI has been followed,” the statement said.