The petitioner says the system of using SMS to confirm the casting of votes will help in ensuring transparency and preventing impersonation during polling.
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The Madras High Court on Friday (April 10, 2026) said no direction could be issued to the Election Commission of India (EC) to implement an SMS confirmation system to intimate voters about the casting of their vote during the Assembly election 2026.
First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan said it was too late to issue any such direction since half the election process had already been completed and what remained was just the campaigning and the polling on April 23.
Published – April 10, 2026 07:27 pm IST