PROCESS

The entire process is very easy to understand:


" Like in earlier system, your name is called and you are asked to sign or put your thumb impression in a register.

" After your identification is done by Election Officer, an ink mark is put on your finger, same as earlier.

" Then the Election Officer gives you a slip that bears the Voter register number where you signed or put your thumb impression.

" You hand over this slip to the presiding officer who confirms the serial number and permits you to vote by pressing the button of the Control Unit of EVM.


" You are not given any ballot thereafter, and are sent to the EV Machine placed behind a card board in a corner. The machine is placed in such a way that your polled vote will be a secret.

" On the Balloting Unit of EVM, you press the blue button placed in front of your favourite candidate and release.

" As soon as the button is pressed, the red LED indicator lights up and a whistle sound comes from the machine. This signifies that your vote has been casted rightly. Now you can come out.

" In case of red LED not working, press the Blue button firmly again. If finding it difficult, consult the Presiding Officer.

" Your vote is complete safe and secret and there is no room for error as well. You can rest assured that your vote is not going to be invalid in any case.

" The Voting Machine is attached to the 'Control Unit'. When the user presses the button, his vote is registered in the control unit and the number of votes for the respective candidates is calculated automatically.

What Happens after Voting is over?

After the hour fixed for the close of the poll and the last voter has recorded his vote, the EVM is closed so that no further recording of votes in the machine is possible.

At the counting place, only the control unit is required for ascertaining the result of poll at the polling station at which the EVM was used. The balloting unit is not required.