SC entertains PIL seeking photo identity of candidates on EVMs

Smrithi Suresh

27 July 2014 2:39 PM IST

  • SC entertains PIL seeking photo identity of candidates on EVMs

    The Supreme Court recently decided to consider a PIL which sought to make the display of candidates' photographs on the electronic voting machines, as mandatory. The PIL aims to do away with the prevalent practice of dummy namesakes fielded by political parties, primarily to confuse voters and divide the vote share.A bench headed by the CJI R M Lodha passed the said order on a PIL preferred...

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