NEW DELHI: VVPAT is a specific machine that is used in elections to verify that the citizen’s vote has been correctly placed. VVPAT means Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. In times of political mudslinging about EVM tampering, a paper trail ensures that voter faith remains intact, strengthening participatory democracy The VVPAT machine gives instant feedback to the voter, through a printed slip. Essentially, after a voter presses the button confirming their vote for their chosen candidate or NOTA, the VVPAT machine prints a slip containing the name of the candidate and the corresponding election symbol and automatically drops it in a sealed box.The VVPAT is placed in a transparent glass case, allowing the voter to see the vote. Opposition parties have been repeatedly demanding that the Election Election introduce VVPAT to ensure free and fair elections.

Source: Economic Times April 01, 2019 07:07 UTC