ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE

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• ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
• (EVM)

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• ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
• The Electronic Voting machine is a device used
  for conducting the elections electronically.
• EVM is a simple and reliable equipment for use in
  electing a candidate from among many candidate.
• It is portable and easy to use.
• It operates on a special Power Pack containing
  interconnected batteries.
• The EVM is 100 per cent tamper proof .
• The polling data once recorded is retained even
  when the power pack is removed.
• And, at the end of the polling, just press a
  button and there you have the results

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• Sub-Units of EVM

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Ballot Unit

The ballot unit displays the list of
candidates with their symbols

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• Control Unit
• The control unit controls the
  conduction of polling, display of total votes
  polled, sealing at the end of poll and finally
  declaration of the result

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• Model Layout Of Polling Station

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• Advantages
• Modernizes the election process
• User friendly can be used even by illiterates
• Simple to operate and can be installed in a short
  time
• Preserves voting secrecy
• No scope for invalid votes
• Facilitates quick and accurate counting
  possible to declare results instantaneously
• Re-usable by simply erasing votes recorded in
  earlier poll

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• Advantages
• Huge expenditure involved in printing, storing
  and transportation and security of ballot paper
  can be avoided
• Lowers operating costs
• Easier to manage with less demand on man-power
• Provision can be made to connect to a CENTRAL
  STATION to consolidate and display / record the
  results countrywide

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• Electronic Voting Machines FAQs
• When was the EVM first introduced in elections?
• EVMs manufactured in 1989-90 were used on
  experimental basis for the first time in 16
  Assembly Constituencies in the States of Madhya
  Pradesh (5), Rajasthan (5) and NCT of Delhi (6)
  at the General Elections to the respective
  Legislative Assemblies held in November, 1998
• What is the maximum number of candidates which
  EVMs can cater to?
• EVMs can cater to a maximum of 64 candidates.
  There is provision for 16 candidates in a
  Balloting Unit. If the total number of candidates
  exceeds 16, a second Balloting Unit can be linked
  parallel to the first Balloting Unit. Similarly,
  if the total number of candidates exceeds 32, a
  third Balloting Unit can be attached and if the
  total number of candidates exceeds 48, a fourth
  Balloting Unit can be attached to cater to a
  maximum of 64 candidates

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• How can EVMs be used in areas where there is no
  electricity?
• EVMs run on an ordinary 6 volt alkaline
  battery manufactured by Bharat Electronics Ltd.,
  Bangalore and Electronic Corporation of India
  Ltd., Hyderabad. Therefore, even in areas with no
  power connections, EVMs can be used.
• What is the maximum number of votes which can be
  cast in EVMs?
• EVMs can record a maximum of 3840 votes. As
  normally the total number of electors in a
  polling station will not exceed 1500, the
  capacity of EVMs is more than sufficient.

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• How does the voter use it?
• The Balloting unit has conventional Ballot
  Paper(with names and symbols of the contestants)
• displayed and secured under a transparent
  protective cover. The voter simply presses a
  button
• against the candidate of his/her choice. A
  light adjacent to the button pressed glows red
  followed by a beep indicating the vote is
  recorded.