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In the latest development, the Election Commission of India has opposed the plea for public disclosure of the copies of Form 17C (the statutory record of votes polled in a polling station). Opposing.
India News: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL alleging violation of voter secrecy in the existing electoral system, saying there is no merit .
The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL claiming voter secrecy violation citing lack of merit and petitioner s ignorance of a previous verdict rejecting EVM manipulation allegations. The petitioner s counsel argued that polling officers could identify votes from VVPAT slips and EVM data, but the court refuted. The court upheld the security of EVMs and allowed unsuccessful candidates to request EVM chip verification.