LIVE: Karnataka Returns to Ballot Papers for Local Body Polls: EVM vs Paper Debate |On Point | News9

Описание: Karnataka has decided to revert to ballot paper voting for local body elections amid allegations of electoral roll manipulation and eroding trust in EVMs.

State Law Minister H K Patil cited the need to maintain voter confidence, while the State Election Commissioner confirmed the poll body is prepared for paper ballots. The BJP criticized the move as regressive, whereas Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar defended it as legally permissible.

This segment breaks down the advantages and disadvantages of ballot papers versus EVMs, explains VVPAT systems, and revisits the history of India’s shift from paper ballots to EVMs since the first general elections in 1951–52. Experts and political leaders weigh in on whether this is a step back or a necessary precaution.

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