Vasu of Rukmani Street, Kancheepuram has said after casting his vote that the new system has allayed his doubt of whether his vote was cast in favor of the candidate he had exercised the franchise and voters in Kancheepuram Assembly segment have welcomed the voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) system, introduced by the Election Commission.
Vasu has also added that they used to leave the booth distrustfully during the previous elections as they are not sure about whether the vote cast by them went to the same candidate and this time, they were able to see the election symbol of the candidate to whom they have casted the vote.
The Supreme Court had instructed that an opportunity should be extended to the voters to verify whether they had cast their vote in favor of the candidate to whom they had intended to cast through the Electronic Voting Machine.
The Election Commission has introduced this facility in 17 Assembly segments. Kancheepuram, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Salem (North), Erode (West), Tiruppur (North), Coimbatore (North), Dindigul, Tiruchirapalli (West), Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Villupuram, Madurai (East), Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari are the assembly segments where the VVPAT is used.
