By:

Sudeep Jain
Director General, Election Commission of India
18 April 2016
Electronic
Voting
Machine
(EVM)

The Wonder
Machine of
Indian Elections
 Indian EVMs are rated as the most credible voting machines worldwide.
 100% Temper Proof
 Elaborate Security & Randomisation Protocol
 Observers Play a Key Role

 Should visit EVM strong room & check that security protocol is followed as per ECI
instructions.

 Pre-Poll & Post-Poll - Strong rooms to have:

 24X7 armed police guard
 CCTV & continuous video recording
 Facility for candidates/their agents to keep a watch, with LED TV display
 Check & certify second randomisation of EVMs
 Oversee Setting of candidates on EVMs after second randomization is done, as soon
as candidates are finalized
 Update CU & BU numbers of EVMs for each Polling Station on EVM tracking
software
 Communicate the above list of EVMs, including reserve & training EVMs, in writing
to the candidates
 Let candidates pick up minimum 5% EVMs randomly & do mock poll with 1000 votes
 Entire process to be done in the presence of candidates/their agents under video
 VVPAT will be used in 17, 12 & 3 Assembly Constituencies in TN, Kerala &
Puducherry, but only in PS having <= 1350 voters
 Mock poll to start 1 hour before actual poll in the presence of Polling agents.
 Minimum 50 mock votes.
 Mock poll certificate to be prepared by the Presiding Officer & signed by agents present.

 In case EVM replacement is required –

 EVMs should be replaced within half an hour including both CU & BU
 Entire set of BU & CU should be replaced if either BU or CU defective
 Only VVPAT to be replaced if VVPAT defective
 Cross check in advance how the reserve EVMs are being distributed
 ID number of the new BU & CU & VVPAT to be communicated to all candidates/agents in writing
 Mock Poll to be conducted before using the new EVM, but not for replaced VVPAT

 EVMs are to be transported to the strong rooms only under strong police guard.
 Special Counter for receiving EVM from ‘problem polling stations’ identified during poll.
 Observer to remain present at the special counter & record statements of P.O. where significant events such as EVM
malfunctioning reported.
 Counting shall begin with Postal Ballot papers.
 After half an hour, counting with EVMs shall begin.
 Results of EVM counting should not be announced before finalizing Postal Ballot counting.
 Result of two EVM to be randomly re-checked by Micro-Observers.
 A close-up of the display screen of the CU to be video recorded at the time of counting.
 In case result is not retrieved from an EVM, it should be kept aside & counting of other EVMs to be
continued.
 Efforts to be made to retrieve result from such EVM by ADU or by a printer
 If result is still not retrieved then check the number of votes polled in the EVM from ballot paper
account (Form 17-C)
 If winning margin is more than the number of votes polled in the EVM, result could be declared.
Otherwise refer the matter to the Commission for decision
"Before you become a leader,
success is all about growing
yourself. When you become a
leader, success is all about
growing others”
 You can be the catalyst to convert routine trainings to effective trainings
 Check availability of master-trainers. Is the number sufficient? Interact
with them
 Check the schedule of trainings
 Hands-on EVM training to Polling Teams
 Adequate training of Police, Sector Magistrates, Flying Squads, Static
Surveillance Teams, etc
 Sample each of these trainings & ensure they are not ‘attendance
marking’ events. Check the quality & effectiveness
 Micro-observers to be trained by Observers
Poll day arrangements inside polling stations (dummy polling station setup with trained manpower at dispatch
centre)
 Voting compartment to be secure & secluded
 Only authorized persons to be inside PS

Understanding of the role of Polling Agents & giving them the requisite documents – 17-C, Paper seal no.
Presiding officer not to go to voting compartment & ‘assist’ the voters
Training on SMS based poll monitoring and other IT applications
Explain Supreme Court judgment about ‘NOTA’ & scrapping of Rule 49 O
Explain about Absent, Shifted & Duplicate names in E-Roll
Filling up of Register –17A & 17C & Tallying of 17A, 17C & the EVM count

Training Counter at Dispatch centers for last moment hands-on training on EVM and related procedures.
 By:
Sudeep Jain
Director General, Election Commission of India
18 April 2016
 NO OF LACS AND CATEGORIES
TOTAL POLLING
NO NAME OF DISTRICTS
STATIONS
SC ST GENERAL TOTAL

1 KASARAGOD 0 0 5 5 799

2 KANNUR 0 0 11 11 1629

3 WAYANAD 0 2 1 3 470

4 KOZHIKODE 1 0 12 13 1886

5 MALAPPURAM 1 0 15 16 2298

6 PALAKKAD 2 0 10 12 1727

7 THRISSUR 2 0 11 13 2019

8 ERNAKULAM 1 0 13 14 2027

9 IDUKKI 1 0 4 5 884

10 KOTTAYAM 1 0 8 9 1411

11 ALAPPUZHA 1 0 8 9 1469

12 PATHANAMTHITTA 1 0 4 5 891

13 KOLLAM 1 0 10 11 1785

14 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2 0 12 14 2203

TOTAL 14 2 124 140 21498

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 Kerala: Basic Information
Total Population (census 2011) : 3,42,74,709
Density of population : 859 / Sq. Km
Gender Ratio : 1084.
SC population : 9.8 %
ST population : 1.4 %
No. of Revenue Divisions : 21
No. of Taluks : 75
 Largely peaceful state.
 At some places, like in Kannur, intense political rivalry exists.
• In Waynad & Malapuram sightings of suspected maoists have been
reported.
• Kerala has an extremely dynamic religious composition (Hindus 54% ,
Muslims 26% and Christians 18% ). However the State is communally
peaceful.
 KANNUR

WAYANAD

KOZHIKODE
MALAPPURAM
Notification date - 22nd April
Last date of nomination - 29th April
Last date of withdrawal - 2nd May
Polling – 16th May
Counting -19th May
• Total Electors - 2,56,27,620.
• Males Electors - 1,23,26,185
• Female electors - 1,33,01,435
• EP ratio - 74.77
• PER Coverage -100%
• EPIC coverage -100%
• Total Electors after continuous revision and purification drive as on
26.03.16 - 2,55,97,804
• Overseas electors – 19,144
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Urban PS 3567
Rural PS 17931
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 IT Projects for General Election
S.No Application / Project Objective Link

e-Pariharam Public Grievance Portal http://www.e-Pariharam.kerala.gov.in

1

e-Anumathi Online filing & monitoring of applications for http://www.e-

2 permissions by candidates Anumathi.kerala.gov.in

Management of Vehicles hired for election http://www.e-

3 e-Vahanam purpose vahanam.kerala.gov.in
4 e-Sammathi Poll Day Monitoring Mobile Application

5 e-Voter Citizen Mobile App Mobile Application

6 GPS Enabled vehicles GPS based monitoring GPS devices will be installed in 500
vehicles