Supreme Court refuses to hear PIL to stop namesake, imposter candidates from contesting polls
The Court said that people could not be barred from contesting elections just because their respective parents gave them similar names.
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The Court said that people could not be barred from contesting elections just because their respective parents gave them similar names.
'If somebody's parents have given a similar name, can it come in their way of their right to contest elections'
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The VVPAT machine is attached to the ballot unit of the EVM, and provides visual verification for the vote cast by a voter by printing a slip of paper with the voter’s choice on it. Why has the EC argued that it would not be possible to count all VVPAT slips during elections?