Consider the following statements about the VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) system:

(i) The slip generated through VVPAT contains the poll symbol and name of the candidate
(ii) Kerala became the first state in the country to use this high tech voter recording system

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question

Consider the following statements about the VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) system:

(i) The slip generated through VVPAT contains the poll symbol and name of the candidate
(ii) Kerala became the first state in the country to use this high tech voter recording system

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

(i) only - The correct answer is Option (A). Only the first statement is factually correct.Statement (i) is correct: The VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) acts as an independent verification system for voting machines. When a vote is cast, a paper slip is printed containing the serial number, name, and election symbol of the chosen candidate. This slip is visible to the voter through a transparent window for exactly 7 seconds before it automatically drops into a sealed drop box, ensuring the vote has been recorded accurately.Why is Statement (ii) incorrect?
This statement is deliberately designed to confuse candidates by mixing the facts of two different voting technologies.Kerala was indeed a pioneer, but it was the first state to use the traditional EVM (Electronic Voting Machine). EVMs were first experimentally used in the Parur Assembly Constituency of Kerala in 1982.The VVPAT system, however, was first introduced in India in the Noksen assembly constituency of Nagaland during a by-election in 2013.(Extra Exam Point: Goa holds the record for being the first Indian state to deploy VVPATs across all its assembly constituencies during the 2017 elections).

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