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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Krishnadas Rajagopal

Entering symbols in VVPATs is not the same as uploading software: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said feeding serial numbers and names of candidates and their party symbols in bitmap files (images) in the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) cannot be equated with uploading a software.

The court was putting to rest apprehensions raised by petitioners that malicious software could be entered into the VVPAT along with symbols ahead of the elections.

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