What is VVPAT ? | EVM VVPAT Machine information

VVPAT Machine Working Procedure | VVPAT DEMO | Election 2017 | e-Voting Trail

Voter verified paper audit trail [VVPAT] machine Information

What is VVPAT Machine and How its used ?

Working Procedure

EVM - Electronic Voting Machines are used to cast vote without revealing your identity. EVM machine covers party name, their candidate name and their symbol. Along with one voting button. You can press any button to give your vote to any candidate.

VVPAT – Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machines are used during election process to verify that the vote polled by a voter goes to the correct candidate. You can check you vote by printed slip generated by VVPAT machine.

The Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail is a method that provides feedback to voters. It is an independent verification printer machine and is attached to electronic voting machines. It allows voters to verify if their vote has gone to the intended candidate.

How do VVPAT machines work?

When a voter presses a button in the EVM, a paper slip is printed through the VVPAT. The slip contains the poll symbol and name of the candidate. It allows the voter to verify his/her choice. After being visible to the voter from a glass case in the VVPAT for seven seconds, the ballot slip will be cut and dropped into the drop box in the VVPAT machine and a beep will be heard. VVPAT machines can be accessed by polling officers only.

Languages

- English

- Hindi

- Gujarati

Note: Goal of this application is to provide correct information about newly introduced VVPAT machine for this upcoming election. we have took this information as reference from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter-verified_paper_audit_trail

user can get more details about this VVPAT Machine from above link.