The Election Commission of India will use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) gadgets with Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in Gujarat, which goes to the Assembly polls at the end of this year.
Gujarat will be the second state after Goa to use VVPAT system for the Assembly elections in entire state. But in terms of big state, Gujarat will be the first big state where this VVPAT equipped EVM will be utilised.
VVPAT
When a vote is cast on the electronic voting machine, a small paper slip bearing the name and symbol of the candidate is generated. This paper appears for about 10 seconds. The slip will then automatically fall in a sealed safe box
For the first time, VVPAT with EVMs was used for the Noksen Assembly seat in Tuensang district of Nagaland.