Recently, with the upcoming elections of Lok Sabha, Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are
constantly seen in the news. So, what are Electronic Voting Machines?
They are electronic devices that record the votes electronically. It was first time used in the
Pravur Assembly Constituency of Kerala in the year 1982. By the year 2004, the older
mechanism of voting was scrapped and was replaced by Electronic Voting Machines in the Lok
Sabha elections.
It is no surprise that today India lets nearby countries borrow the Electronic Voting Machines to
conduct elections in their territories as well.
Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
The following are some crucial information about the Indian Electronic Voting Machines:
1. 2000 is the maximum number of votes Electronic Voting Machines can record at a time.
2. Electronic Voting Machines run on batteries.
3. Electronic Voting Machines have one-time chips which can be overwritten or tampered
with.
4. Electronic Voting Machines have no operating system.
Benefits Of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
The following are the benefits of Electronic Voting Machines:
1. It minimizes the frequency of invalid votes.
2. It minimizes human interference as there is no need for manual counting.
3. VVPATs display the confirmation slip to voters who just voted for 7 seconds which reaffirms them of whom they have voted.
4. It is very cost-effective.
Challenges Of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
The following are the challenges of Electronic Voting Machines:
1. There is mistrust among the party people who lose the elections about the inside
workings of the Electronic Voting Machines.
2. Secondly, the inner workings of the Electronic Voting Machines are not transparent.
3. The general public does not know how reliable the Electronic Voting Machines are.
Conclusion:
There is no doubt that Electronic Voting Machines are doing a phenomenal job. However, there
is a need to improve its mechanism and an urgent need to bring more transparency in its work.
So, the trust of people can be gained and the whole nation can celebrate together the spirit of
democracy in a true sense.
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