EC revises protocol for handling, storage of Symbol Loading Unit of EVM and VVPAT following SC order

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1 min read 01 May 2024, 05:37 PM IST

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The Election Commission of India has announced revised protocol for handling Symbol Loading Unit of EVM and VVPAT for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 pursuing Supreme Court orders.

So far, the EVMs and VVPAT slips were stored for 45 days station results. In these 45 days pursuing the declaration of an predetermination result, radical tin record an predetermination petition successful the acrophobic precocious tribunal challenging the election

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Wednesday informed that they person revised protocol for handling and retention of Symbol Loading Unit of EVM and VVPAT. The determination comes pursuing the orders of the Supreme Court of India which stated that machines should beryllium sealed and secured successful a instrumentality and stored successful a strongroom on with the EVMs astatine slightest 45 days station the declaration of the results.

In a connection connected Wednesday, the canvass authorization said each authorities main electoral officers person been directed to make indispensable infrastructure and provisions to instrumentality the caller protocols for handling and retention of the awesome loading units (SLUs).

"As mandated by the Supreme Court, the revised protocols are applicable successful each cases of completion of the awesome loading process successful the VVPATs undertaken connected oregon aft May 1, 2024," the Commission said.

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Published: 01 May 2024, 05:37 PM IST