No mismatch found in VVPAT slips and votes polled in Maharashtra polls: EC

Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballotless voting system. After a voter presses the button on the EVM against the chosen candidate, the VVPAT prints a slip containing name of the candidate and the election symbol and drops it automatically into a sealed box.

The opposition alliance in Maharashtra - Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has been raising questions about the legitimacy of EVMs after facing a setback in the state elections 2024.

Maharashtra's Solapur district has emerged as the epicentre of anti-EVM protests after villagers unsuccessfully tried to hold a mock "repoll" using ballot papers last week.