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Re:
PIL on VVPAT Timestamps
— A Superior Alternative Already in Public Domain Since 2019
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To,
The Registrar General
The Supreme Court of India
Tilak Marg, New Delhi – 110 001
Email: supremecourt@nic.in / eci@eci.gov.in
Date: 29 May 2026
Sub:
In the matter of PIL seeking Time-Stamps on VVPAT Slips
— A Request to Forward an Alternative Technological Proposal to the Election
Commission of India
Respected Sir / Madam,
I write with reference to the recent order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court
(bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi), whereby a PIL seeking
inclusion of precise timestamps on VVPAT slips has been referred to the Election
Commission of India as a technical matter within its domain.
I respectfully submit that while timestamping of VVPAT slips is a welcome step
toward electoral auditability, it remains an incremental improvement on an
architecture that has fundamental limitations — namely, reliance on paper,
manual verification, and physical presence of party representatives.
I would humbly request the Hon'ble Court, and through it the Election
Commission, to consider an alternative framework that I have been publicly
advocating since 2019, with documented prior art available at the following blog
posts:
1. "VVPAT ? How about EVBAT ?" — 28 March 2019
https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2019/03/vvpat-how-about-evbat.html
2. "100% Verification of VVPAT ? No Problem !" — 02 April 2019
https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2019/04/100-verification-of-vvpat-no-problem.html
3. "Votes Audit : Paper gives 99.9936% / Electronic gives 100%"
— 18 March 2024
https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2024/03/votes-audit-paper-gives-999936_18.html
THE PROPOSAL IN BRIEF — EAT (Electronic Audit Trail) / EVBAT ( Everyone
Verifiable Blockchain Audit Trail ) :
Instead of printing paper slips (or timestamping them), the existing VVPAT
machine may be modified into a paperless, Bluetooth-enabled Electronic Audit
Trail (EAT) device.
The key features of this proposal are:
• The voter places her mobile phone on top of the EAT device before entering the
voting enclosure.
• The moment a vote is cast on the EVM, the data (candidate name / number /
party symbol) is transmitted to the EAT device via Bluetooth.
• EAT simultaneously sends a password-protected SMS to the voter's mobile AND
uploads the data to the Election Commission's Central Server — in real time.
• The voter can verify her vote using the password for 10 minutes. After her
mobile is removed from the EAT device, the local memory is erased — the device
stands blank and ready for the next voter.
• Since data flows directly to the EC's Central Server, election results can be
declared within MINUTES of the last vote cast — with no counting or
aggregation delay.
• Voter identity and candidate preference remain fully protected — only
aggregate trends (total votes cast, percentage turnout up to the minute)
may be made visible publicly.
WHY THIS IS SUPERIOR TO TIME-STAMP ON VVPAT :
• VVPAT with timestamps still produces 97 crore paper slips requiring physical
handling, storage, and potential manual verification — the very bottleneck that
the Hon'ble Court acknowledged.
• EAT/EVBAT eliminates paper entirely. There is nothing to count, nothing to
misplace, nothing to dispute physically.
• With a permissioned blockchain layer (EVBAT variant), any voter, candidate, or
independent observer can verify their transaction on the chain — giving 100%
auditability without any human intermediary.
• Statistical confidence of current 5% VVPAT verification is already 99.9936%. A
timestamp on paper marginally improves auditability; EAT/EVBAT achieves 100%
electronic verification.
PRAYER :
I most respectfully pray that the Hon'ble Supreme Court may be pleased to:
(a) Direct the Registry to forward this representation, along with the blog links
cited above, to the Election Commission of India for its consideration alongside
the timestamp PIL;
(b) Request the Election Commission to examine the technical feasibility of EAT /
EVBAT as a comprehensive replacement for VVPAT — rather than a patch on the
existing architecture.
I am a citizen with no political affiliation. My sole interest is in a transparent,
efficient, and technologically sound democratic process for India. These ideas
have been in the public domain since 2019 and are offered freely for the nation's
benefit.
Yours faithfully,
Hemen Parekh
Mumbai
Email: hcp@RecruitGuru.com
Website: www.HemenParekh.ai | www.IndiaAGI.ai
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