Aizawl: Opposition parties in Mizoram have appealed to the Election Commission that Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) be used in all polling stations in the state in the Lok Sabha poll and the by-poll to Hrangturzo Assembly.
Mizo National Front (MNF), Mizoram Peoples Conference (MPC), Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) and BJP state unit sent a joint letter to the Election Commission on Tuesday.
The opposition parties said 1,500 VVPAT's have been brought to Mizoram which has 1,126 polling stations and so the number of VVPAT's available were sufficient to be used in all the polling stations, the letter which was made available to the press today stated.
Though the Election Commission is yet to make any formal announcement on the use of VVPAT system in Mizoram, preparations are being made for its use mainly in the urban areas.
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), which manufactured the EVMs and VVPATs to be used in the coming polls in the state, have deployed 26 engineers till date, state election department officials said.
Mizo National Front (MNF), Mizoram Peoples Conference (MPC), Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) and BJP state unit sent a joint letter to the Election Commission on Tuesday.
The opposition parties said 1,500 VVPAT's have been brought to Mizoram which has 1,126 polling stations and so the number of VVPAT's available were sufficient to be used in all the polling stations, the letter which was made available to the press today stated.
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), which manufactured the EVMs and VVPATs to be used in the coming polls in the state, have deployed 26 engineers till date, state election department officials said.
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