ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results
The HinduThe Election Commission of India has received 11 requests for memory verification of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails from the recently concluded Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. While eight requests were received for the Lok Sabha elections, including three each from the BJP and Congress, three requests were for the Assembly polls, according to a statement from the Election Commission. Verification requests Among Lok Sabha constituencies, three applications came from the BJP candidates in Ahmednagar, Vellore, and Zahirabad ; three came from the Congress candidates in Kanker, Faridabad, and Karnal ; and one each from the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam candidate in Virudhunagar and the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party candidate from Vizianagaram. “The technical Standard Operating Procedure enumerating the methodology and steps for checking and verification of burnt memory/microcontroller of EVM units will be issued by the Commission in due course before the end of election petition period,” the ECI said.