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TRANSPARENCY AND CREDIBILITY
VVPAT universalised (2019): Poli cal Par es Registra on Tracking
The introduc on of VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Management System (2020):
Trail) was facilitated through amending the Conduct of Since January 1, 2020 the applicants can track the status of
Elec on Rules, 1961 vide no fica on dated August 14, their applica ons, made for registra on of poli cal par es,
2013 even before the Supreme Court of India pronounced online. The launch of h ps://pprtms.eci.gov.in/ portal has
its judgment in Dr. Subramanian Swamy versus Elec on transformed a system that was earlier completely offline
Commission of India (2013) on October 08, 2013. In 2013, with li le scope for visibility. Since 1989, the Elec on
limited number of VVPAT units (20,300) were procured by Commission has a statutory responsibility to register the
the Elec on Commission for the first me, for use in poli cal par es under Sec on 29A of the Representa on of
select Assembly and Parliamentary Cons tuencies. In the the People Act, 1951 as amended in 1988 (Act 1 of 1989).
Seventeenth General Elec ons (2019) all EVMs were
fi ed with VVPAT facility. A total of 11.59 lakh VVPAT units
were used as against 14.88 lakh Ballot Units and 11.3 lakh
Control Units of EVM.

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