EVM Electronic Voting Machine
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1) Jayalalitha and ors vs ECI 2002 JUDGEMENT BY SC
SAID USE OF EVMs are constitutionally valid.
2) evms do not have OS. (to be verified)
3) evm has a 5 metre cable connecting BU AND CU
4) EVM HAS a single 6 volt alakaline alkaline battery
fixed in CU, CU is with the election officer.
M3 EVMs have 7.5 volt battery,
5) there is a ceiling. in one minutre only 5 votes can be cast.
6) VVPTA paper will be visible for 7 seconds. VVPAT WORKS WIRH A BATTERT OF 22.5 VOLT BATTERY.
7) In 1982 in kerala north paravur assembly constituency
in 50 booths evms were intridced, explained by writer sujatha BEL Engineer
8) evms do not rerquire electricity.
9) 5 april 2021
62869995 voters in tamilnadu in 2021 assembly election
Brief legal history of evm
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in may 1982 in nirth paravur constituency in kerala EVMs were used in just 50 booths
only. Writer sujatha explained and taught.
But the supreme court did not approve the use of EVMs stating that the peoples representation act
did not provide for evms.
after 7 years in 1989 people representation act was amended and evms were
permitted.
in 2004 lok sabha eections in all the 543 lok sabha constituencies evms were
used for elections. thiswas ordered by b vajpayee and advance deputy pm. more than one million evms were used,
from 17c
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on the polling day from 17 c is given to agents of candidates.
form 17 c has details of total votes polled unique seals used vvpats etc.
candidates can verify the CU display and total votes polled in from 17C
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The key feature of the EVMs in India is that in essence they are giant calculators.
They do not have programs that can be changed without physically altering the
machine; they do not even have an operating system.
The key feature of the EVMs in India is that in essence they are giant calculators.
They do not have programs that can be changed without physically altering the
machine; they do not even have an operating system. Therefore, one major
pre-requisite for hacking—of being able to change the program externally—
does not exist in the system. The second important feature is that there is
no internet connection in the system. Therefore, the EVMs cannot be manipulated
either through the internet or as is being argued with a WiFi device.
PRIOR TO 2006 THERE WERE M1 TYPE.
Post 2006 there were M2 TYPE.FROM 2019 THERE ARE M3 TYPE.
The state has 1,29,165 ballot units ready for Tuesday and 91,180 each of control units and VVPAT machines. The polling will take place in 88,937 polling stations across the 234 constituencies and a total of 4,17,521 personnel will be involved in the mammoth exercise
- 1977: CEC- S. L. Shakdhar talked about introducing an Electronic machine.
- 1980-81: EVMs developed and demonstrated by ECIL and BEL.
- 1982-83: EVMs used first time in 50 polling stations of Parur AC in Kerala. And then in 11 Assembly Constituencies: 8 states, 1UT.
- 1984: SC suspends EVM usage: cannot be used till RP Act is amended.
- 1988: RP Act amended: enabling use EVMs wef 15.03.1989.
- 2018: SC dismissed petition asking for return to Ballot papers!
Since 2000, EVMs have been used in all elections: 4 Lok Sabha and 122 State Legislative Assemblies. Till date, >315 crore votes cast on EVMs.
