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SC seeks Centre’s stand on use of totalisers in polls; EC warns against risks, flags public misapprehensions against EVMs
The Hindu — National✓
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The Supreme Court has asked the central government to respond to a petition advocating for the use of totalisers during vote counting to protect voter privacy. Meanwhile, the Election Commission cautioned against potential risks associated with the devices and highlighted concerns regarding public mistrust in electronic voting machines.
WHY IT MATTERS
The outcome of this legal proceeding could change how votes are aggregated in elections, directly impacting voter privacy and public confidence in the electoral process.
The court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who argued that totalisers would safeguard the privacy of individual voters and protect them from reprisals
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