This move would ensure that a vote cast is secured and the election is not rigged,' he said in his petition.

On this, the court said: 'By adopting this method, we are inviting trouble as some mafia don will be standing outside the polling booth and ask for the voting slip and will then threaten voters. This is not the right way.'

On this Swamy, who was arguing on his own, said, 'To curb this, one box can be placed inside the polling station where after casting their vote, people can drop the slip there. It will ensure more transparency.'

Counsel for the Election Commission submitted that the EVMs used in India are of high standard, work on a single chip mechanism and are tamper proof.