Nagpur, Nov 7 (PTI) The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday issued notice to the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on a petition challenging its decision to not use VVPATs in the upcoming local body polls.

A bench headed by Justice Anil Kilor sought the election body’s response to the petition by next week.

In his petition filed through advocates Pawan Dahat and Nihal Singh Rathod, Congress leader Prafulla Gudadhe said that the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Machine (VVPAT) was essential for a transparent election process.

If the SEC is not going to use the VVPAT, then the polls should be held using ballot papers, the petition said. VVPAT is an independent system attached to an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), allowing voters to verify that their votes are cast

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