Election Commission has issued formal direction to use paper trail machines in all future Lok Sabha and assembly elections. <br/><br/>In a letter to chief electoral officers of states, the poll panel said that henceforth, VVPAT, voter-verifiable paper audit trail, or paper trail machines will be used at polling stations in all future elections where polls are held using EVMs.<br/><br/>In March, the then chief election commissioner Nasim Zaidi had told political parties in a meeting that VVPAT machines will be used in all future elections. But now formal directions have been issued.<br/>'<br/>Several parties have been pressing for the use of these<br/>machines to dispel doubts about EVM tampering.

Election Commission has issued formal direction to use paper trail machines in all future Lok Sabha and assembly elections. <br/><br/>In a letter to chief electoral officers of states, the poll panel said that henceforth, VVPAT, voter-verifiable paper audit trail, or paper trail machines will be used at polling stations in all future elections where polls are held using EVMs.<br/><br/>In March, the then chief election commissioner Nasim Zaidi had told political parties in a meeting that VVPAT machines will be used in all future elections. But now formal directions have been issued.<br/>'<br/>Several parties have been pressing for the use of these<br/>machines to dispel doubts about EVM tampering.