ECI develops Remote EVM to enable remote voting for domestic migrants
2 years ago

ECI develops Remote EVM to enable remote voting for domestic migrants

Op India  

To address the issue of low voter turnout due to voters not living in their constituencies due to various reasons like work, study etc, the Election Commission of India has proposed to introduce a remote voting facility for such outstation voters. The ECI has developed a new Electronic Voting Machine for remote voting, based on the currently used EVM, and is ready for a pilot project on this. A Remote Electronic Voting Machine will consist of the following parts: Remote Control Unit, which is the same as the existing Control Unit, except that the RCU can store the Constituency wise result of total number of votes for each candidate. Block diagram of Remote Electronic Voting Machine For remote voting, a remote voter has to pre-register for this facility by applying online or offline during a specified time period. On the polling day, when the voter goes to the remote voting station, the presiding officer will scan the relevant constituency card using the CCR, and the system will display the candidates for that constituency on the Public Display Unit and also on the RBU.

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ECI releases SOP for EVMs burnt memory checking, verification with expanded choices for candidates
5 months, 3 weeks ago

ECI releases SOP for EVMs burnt memory checking, verification with expanded choices for candidates

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday released a Standard Operating Procedure for Electronic Voting Machines burnt memory checking and verification with expanded choices for candidates. It includes the selection of EVMs from any polling station in an assembly constituency, the mix and match of EVM units from any polling station, connecting BU-CU-VVPAT in any sequence and the option of …

How to cast your vote using EVM
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How to cast your vote using EVM

India Today  

In modern democracies, the right to vote is a fundamental aspect of citizenship, empowering individuals to actively participate in shaping the governance of their nation. If you're gearing up to cast your vote using an EVM, here's a comprehensive step-by-step guide to help you navigate through the process smoothly: STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE: On the day of the election, make sure to …

An year before 2024 elections, opposition start whining about EVMs
1 year, 9 months ago

An year before 2024 elections, opposition start whining about EVMs

Op India  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the opposition parties have started the familiar attack on electronic voting machines. On Thursday, 23rd March 2023, the opposition parties held a joint meeting and decided to approach the election commission to raise their concerns over using EVMs to conduct elections. Congress leader Digvijay Singh, Independent Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal, Samajwadi …

‘ECI should…’: Opposition raises concern over EVM's efficacy
1 year, 9 months ago

‘ECI should…’: Opposition raises concern over EVM's efficacy

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders have raised concerns over the viability of the electronic voting machines and said that they will urge the Election Commission of India to clarify their suspicion over the use of voting machines in elections. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar with Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh addresses a press conference after the Opposition …

Remote Voting Machine: Why India Needs to Adopt a Careful and Considered Approach - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

Remote Voting Machine: Why India Needs to Adopt a Careful and Considered Approach - News18

News 18  

The Election Commission last month invited national and state parties to discuss the use of Remote Voting Machines. One of the primary concerns posed by remote voting machines is their potential violation of the Model Code of Conduct, which is a set of guidelines that must be followed during the election period to ensure free and fair elections in any …

No proposal to use remote EVMs in upcoming election: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 11 months ago

No proposal to use remote EVMs in upcoming election: Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

The government on Friday said that there was no proposal to use remote Electronic Voting Machines in any upcoming elections. According to the Election Commission, it has not proposed to introduce the RVM for the upcoming elections in the country, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said told the Lok Sabha. The Election Commission had said that the remote EVMs would …

​Remote EVM for Those Who Moved Base? Opposition Parties Give ‘No Trust Vote’ to EC’s Plan
1 year, 11 months ago

​Remote EVM for Those Who Moved Base? Opposition Parties Give ‘No Trust Vote’ to EC’s Plan

News 18  

Are you among those 45.36 crore people who have moved out of their homes for work or education and so can’t vote? THE ECI’S IDEA RVM is essentially a modified version of the existing EVM and allows migrated voters to exercise their franchise in their home constituency elections on the day of polling from their current residence. Speaking to News18 …

Opposition questions need for remote voting machines for migrants after RVM demo
1 year, 11 months ago

Opposition questions need for remote voting machines for migrants after RVM demo

India TV News  

Opposition parties on Monday urged the Election Commission to address the issue of urban uninterestedness towards the poll process. "No opposition party wants to see the demonstration of a remote voting machine. The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister said he felt that there would be no RVM demonstration till there is a consensus on the issue of RVMs. "The idea …

EC invites all political parties for demonstration of prototype Remote EVM
1 year, 11 months ago

EC invites all political parties for demonstration of prototype Remote EVM

India TV News  

The Election Commission has invited all recognised national and state political parties on January 16 to demonstrate the functioning of the multi-constituency prototype Remote EVM. Earlier, a concept note was circulated amongst political parties highlighting the challenges of defining domestic migrants, implementation of Model Code of Conduct, ensuring secrecy of voting, facility of polling agents for identification of voters, process …

Election Commission to demonstrate remote voting machine to parties on January 16
1 year, 11 months ago

Election Commission to demonstrate remote voting machine to parties on January 16

The Hindu  

The Election Commission will showcase the remote electronic voting machine prototype for migrant voters to representatives of political parties on January 16. The letter states that they have been invited for a "discussion on improving voter participation of domestic migrants using remote voting." Terming counting of votes cast at remote booths and their transmission to the returning officer in other …

Has anomalies, Opposition will oppose, says Digvijay Singh on Remote EVMs at poll body meet
1 year, 11 months ago

Has anomalies, Opposition will oppose, says Digvijay Singh on Remote EVMs at poll body meet

India Today  

As many as sixteen opposition parties, including Congress, have unanimously decided to oppose the implementation of remote electronic voting machines in elections for migrant labourers. The meeting was held at the Constitution Club, a day ahead of the Election Commission of India's meeting to demonstrate the concept of Remote EVMs for migrant voters to elect their representatives. Senior Congress leader …

Barking up the wrong tree
2 years ago

Barking up the wrong tree

The Hindu  

In a welcome move, the Election Commission of India has announced its intention of introducing remote voting across the country — a facility to enable voters who are residents elsewhere to vote in their home constituencies. The EC proposes using isolated remote voting machines, which are multi-constituency extensions of the extant EVMs, to enable voting from remote locations. There is …

How do remote electronic voting machines work?
2 years ago

How do remote electronic voting machines work?

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has proposed a new voting system for domestic migrants. It will be done through the remote electronic voting machines or RVMs. The Election Commission says these RVMs can handle multiple constituencies, up to 72, from a single remote polling booth. Once the voter is verified and marked eligible for remote voting, a multi-constituency remote polling …

Ayes and nays: The Hindu Editorial on Remote Electronic Voting Machines for domestic migrants
2 years ago

Ayes and nays: The Hindu Editorial on Remote Electronic Voting Machines for domestic migrants

The Hindu  

Given the regional variations in demographic trends and economic opportunities, India has a high rate of migration, which doubled in the census decade of 2001-2011. The Election Commission of India has now proposed a mechanism to facilitate remote voting for domestic migrants. The Remote Electronic Voting Machine prototype can be used for up to 72 constituencies simultaneously from a single, …

Remote voting for migrants will bolster democracy in India
2 years ago

Remote voting for migrants will bolster democracy in India

Hindustan Times  

The pursuit of inclusion and accessibility in India’s 70-year-old history of democratic elections has taken a significant step with the Election Commission’s decision to pilot remote voting for millions of internal migrants. Remote voters will exercise their choice on the remote BU, and the vote will be captured with the state code, and constituency and candidate numbers, in the remote …

Explained | Will migrants be able to vote remotely?
2 years ago

Explained | Will migrants be able to vote remotely?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Election Commission of India said on December 28 that it was ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants through newly devised remote electronic voting machines so that the voter does not have to travel to their home State or district to cast their vote. In its 2015 order on a plea seeking voting opportunities …

Opposition divided on remote voting machines for migrants
2 years ago

Opposition divided on remote voting machines for migrants

The Hindu  

A day after the Election Commission announced that it has developed a prototype of a multi-constituency remote electronic voting machine for migrant workers and invited political parties to see the working of the machine, the Opposition parties on Friday were divided on the proposed move. While the Janata Dal–United and Telugu Desam Party welcomed the EC’s initiative, parties like the …

Congress opposes remote voting for migrant workers, calls for restoring trust in electoral system
2 years ago

Congress opposes remote voting for migrant workers, calls for restoring trust in electoral system

The Hindu  

Opposing the Election Commission's proposal for a remote voting system for migrant workers, the Congress on Thursday said the move could seriously “undermine trust in the electoral system”. In a strongly worded statement, Congress general secretary for communication Jairam Ramesh said the EC should “restore trust in the electoral system with transparency and via honest engagement with the Opposition’s concerns”. …

ECI Develops Prototype to Enable Remote Voting for Domestic Migrants; All-party Meeting Called on Jan 16
2 years ago

ECI Develops Prototype to Enable Remote Voting for Domestic Migrants; All-party Meeting Called on Jan 16

News 18  

The Election Commission of India is ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrant voters and students so they need not travel to their home states to vote. The ECI had developed a prototype, the Multi-Constituency Remote Voting Machine and has called an all-party meeting on January 16 to demonstrate the technology. “The migrant voter would thus need not travel …

Election Commission says ready with remote EVM which will enable migrants to vote outside their States
2 years ago

Election Commission says ready with remote EVM which will enable migrants to vote outside their States

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday said that it has developed a prototype for a Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine which would enable remote voting by migrant voters. The commission said that a concept note has been circulated amongst political parties highlighting the challenges of defining domestic migrants, implementation of Model Code of Conduct, ensuring secrecy of voting, facility …

EC's pilot project for phone-based e-voting system to be tried in Khammam
3 years, 3 months ago

EC's pilot project for phone-based e-voting system to be tried in Khammam

Deccan Chronicle  

Khamman: The Telangana State Election Commission, which is making efforts to develop the country's first smartphone based e-voting system as an alternative to the postal ballots, has selected Khammam Municipal Corporation for the pilot project. Khammam municipal commissioner Adarsh Surabhi said, "The registration for e-voting pilot project commenced on Friday and would end on October 18. The motto behind the …

Remote Voting Should Inspire Trust of All, Assure Integrity of Electoral Process: EC Sushil Chandra
4 years, 4 months ago

Remote Voting Should Inspire Trust of All, Assure Integrity of Electoral Process: EC Sushil Chandra

News 18  

Stressing on the importance of ensuring greater "inclusiveness" in elections, Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said remote voting should be such that it inspires trust of all stakeholders and assures integrity of electoral process and secrecy. Delivering the keynote address on a webinar on "Technology aspects of remote voting: Exploring Blockchain" on Monday, he also made it clear that the commission …

What is an EVM? How does it work?
5 years, 11 months ago

What is an EVM? How does it work?

India Today  

Electronic voting is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and counting votes. EC has announced that all ensuing elections will be held with the Voters Verifiable Paper Audit Trail enabled EVM. EVMs or electronic voting machines provide the voter with a button for each choice which is connected by a cable to an …

Electronic Voting Machine and its history with India: Controversy over EVMs malfunctioning, rigging allegations are not new
5 years, 11 months ago

Electronic Voting Machine and its history with India: Controversy over EVMs malfunctioning, rigging allegations are not new

Firstpost  

EVMs were used on an experimental basis for the first time in elections to 16 Assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi held in November, 1998. A research paper published in July 2014 and titled ‘India’s Electronic Voting Machines : Social construction of a “frugal” innovation’ authored by Maximilian Herstatt and Cornelius Herstat, noted, “EVMs in India are unique …

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