We are not going back to ballot papers, says CEC Sunil Arora

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora has said that elections will continue to be held through EVMs and the country will not return to ballot papers. He also said that simultaneous elections were a desirable goal for the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Speaking in the session 'Chunav Ka Challenge!' of 'Agenda Aaj Tak' at New Delhi today, Sunil Arora cited Supreme Court judgment which upheld the use of EVMs.

"We are not going back to ballot papers. It is not in the interest of anyone to go back to the paper ballots. The ECI has collectively rejected the demand to reintroduce ballot papers in the past, is rejecting it now and will do so in the future," he said.