VVPAT count to override EVM in case of mismatch
The counting will be done after completion of the votes that were polled through EVMs.
Khammam: To allay fears of some political parties, the Election Commission will count the votes in a VVPAT machine in each Assembly constituency on Tuesday. The counting will be done after completion of the votes that were polled through EVMs.
The commission asked all returning officers to pick up one VVPAT in a lottery system in each constituency and count the voters in the VVPAT box. Those votes will be compared with the votes of the related EVM.
If there is any discrepancy between the VVPAT and EVM count, the VVPAT numbers will be taken for counting. The election result will be declared only after the process completed.
The results will be declared one hour later as compared to the previous elections. The representatives of the political parties should endorse the result of every round of counting. The result will be declared only after that.