Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 2]

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18 April 2024 9:52 AM IST

  • Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 2]

    The Supreme Court will continue hearing today petitions seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verification.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter. For a recap of the previous hearing (April 16), this report can be read.Follow this page for live...

    The Supreme Court will continue hearing today petitions seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verification.

    A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter. For a recap of the previous hearing (April 16), this report can be read.

    Follow this page for live updates.


    Live Updates

    • 18 April 2024 11:48 AM IST

      J Khanna: There must be some software loaded in the printer?

      Official: No. There is a 4 megabyte flash memory in every PAT which stores symbols

    • 18 April 2024 11:47 AM IST

      Official: Control unit gives command to VVPAT that you print info related to button no. 3. Slip gets cut and falls in sealed box attached to VVPAT. Slip visible for 7 seconds to voter. VVPAT sends signal to Control Unit

      Official: VVPAT only communicates with CU

      J Khanna: the button nos. can change, how is that configured?

      Official: No need for configuration. Everything stored in Control Unit

    • 18 April 2024 11:44 AM IST

      ECI official: Ballot unit only says button no. 3 has been pressed. Button unit is agnostic to candidates. Nothing loaded in control unit

      J Khanna: There are 3 things uploaded in all controlling units?

    • 18 April 2024 11:41 AM IST

      J Khanna: You said VVPAT is only a printer. Data of symbols is uploaded in which unit?

      ECI official present in Court takes dias: I look after election planning. Whatever I am saying is with authority

    • 18 April 2024 11:40 AM IST

      Singh to explain working of EVM-VVPAT

      J Datta: This is electoral process. There has to be sanctity. Let nobody have apprehension that something which is expected is not being done

    • 18 April 2024 11:37 AM IST

      J Khanna: Mr Singh, point out the whole process how VVPATs are calibrated, at what stage candidate representatives are involved, what are mechanism to ensure there is no tampering

      J Khanna: They rely on a Parliamentary Standing Committee report, we need clarification on that. Why is there a discrepancy?

      Singh: It is only apprehension today, there is nothing else

    • 18 April 2024 11:36 AM IST

      Bhushan cites a report on mock poll results of Kerala where extra votes for BJP were found recorded :EVMs give extra votes to BJP's lotus during mock polls in Kasaragod, claim LDF & UDF agents

      J Khanna: Mr Singh, check this up

    • 18 April 2024 11:29 AM IST

      Sr Adv Maninder Singh to begin arguments on behalf of Election Commission

    • 18 April 2024 11:20 AM IST

      J Khanna: If they have to upgrade, they will

    • 18 April 2024 11:20 AM IST

      Counsel: Who is involved in the process should be accountable to ECI

      J Khanna: They (ECI) are not shying away from more obligations. If something wrong happens, they will be responsible

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