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
The Supreme Court has asked the Union government for its position on the usage of 'totalisers' in elections, according to a report from The Hindu on September 1, 2026. Totalisers are machines capable of merging and tallying votes from various Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) Control Units in a single operation, without disclosing booth-level voting patterns.
This development came after the Election Commission of India cautioned that introducing totalisers at a time when EVMs are already under scrutiny by the public could pose risks. The EC highlighted potential misconceptions among voters regarding the reliability of EVMs, emphasizing the need to carefully consider such technological changes.
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