22, March 2019 22/03/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau
Indian Statistical Institute Report on VVPAT
(Election Commission)
WHAT
- Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) presented its Report on the sample size of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip counting to Election Commission of India.
- The Commission had engaged the Indian Statistical Institute to systematically analyse and examine the issue of VVPAT Slip verification with electronic count of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
ISI
- ISI is one of the most prominent and reputed national institution devoted to research, teaching and application of statistics and sampling methodology in the country.
- The Indian Statistical Institute was founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December, 1931. The institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959.
VVPAT MACHINES
The Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail is a method that provides feedback to voters. It is an independent verification printer machine and is attached to electronic voting machines. It allows voters to verify if their vote has gone to the intended candidate.
VVPAT SLIP
The VVPAT slip contains the following details:
- A candidate’s serial number.
- Name of the candidate.
- Corresponding symbol.
VVPAT SIGNIFICANCE
- The usage of VVPAT machines of the Election Commission is expected to ensure free and fair elections.
- Corrupt or malfunctioning voting machines might store votes other than as intended by the voter unnoticed. A VVPAT allows voters the possibility to verify that their votes are cast as intended and can serve as an additional barrier to changing or destroying votes.
Source: PIB