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SC seeks Centre’s stand on use of totalisers in polls; EC warns against risks, flags public misapprehensions against EVMs
The court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who argued that totalisers would safeguard the privacy of individual voters and protect them from reprisals
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The has directed the Union Government to clarify its position on the use of 'totalisers' in elections, a machine that consolidates votes from multiple to mask booth-wise voting patterns. The (ECI) has strongly opposed the move, citing a lack of legal framework, potential transparency issues, and the risk of exacerbating public skepticism surrounding .
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