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A Timeline of VVPATs in India
Date Events
October 2010 An all-party meeting agreed to
incorporate VVPAT with EVM
July 2011 Field trial conducted after the
prototype was manufactured in
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Delhi,
Cherapunjee (Meghalya), Jaisalmer
(Rajasthan) and Leh (Jammu and
Kashmir)
July-August 2012 A second field trial conducted
February 2013 Final model approved by the Technical
Expert Committee
May 2013 Final model demonstrated to all
political parties
August 2013 The Conduct of Elections Rules 1961
amended to use VVPAT with EVM
September 2013 VVPAT is first used in bye-election for
51-Noksen AC in Nagaland
October 2013 Honorable Supreme Court allowed
Elections Commissions of India to
introduce the VVPAT system in a
phased manner
March 2017 Goa becomes the first state to
incorporate 100% coverage of VVPATs
with EVMs during the Goa Legislative
Assembly Election, 2017
August 2017 In an all-party meeting, the
Commission committed to ensure
100% coverage of VVPATs in all future
elections
April-May 2019 100% deployment of VVPATs in Lok
Sabha Elections 2019
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