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What is a VVPAT machine? VVPAT is not used in local body elections
Mumbai: Local body elections can be held at any time. However, the general voters are not yet able to know the answer to when they will be held. State Election Commission's Dinesh Waghmare held a press conference and gave information in connection with the local body elections. He said that the local body elections will be held in phases. The order given by the Supreme Court regarding OBC reservation has made the work a little easier and the wards reserved for OBCs will be determined through a lottery. Waghmare also informed that the local body election process will begin by the end of October. Speaking on this occasion, Waghmare said that VVPAT machines will not be used in local body elections. It is special that VVPAT machines have never been used in local body elections.
What is a VVPAT machine?
The Indian EVM runs on batteries. This machine records the voting. Counts the votes. This machine has three parts. The first part of this is the Control Unit (CU), the second part is the Balloting Unit (BU), both the machines are connected to a five-meter-long wire. The third part is the VVPAT. The voter registers his vote by pressing the button on the ballot unit. The vote is stored in the second unit. The names of 16 candidates are recorded in one ballot unit. If there are more candidates, additional balloting units can be connected with the control unit. According to the Election Commission, 24 such balloting units can be connected together. Through this, voting is done for 384 candidates along with the notes. The control unit booth is with the polling officer. The ballot unit is closed on three sides. Voters go to this voting booth and register their votes.
Where are the names of the candidates recorded?
The ballot unit has the party symbol and the names of the candidates. There is also a small photo of the candidates on it. There is a blue button in front of each candidate. Voting is done by pressing that button. After the last vote is cast at the polling station, the polling officer presses the close button on the control unit. After that, no more votes can be cast in the EVM. Voters can check whether their votes have gone to the right candidate or not through a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPT) machine. The VVPAT machine is not actually a part of the voting machine, it is a separate system and this system helps in ensuring that the vote you have cast has gone to the candidate you have voted for and to keep a printout of it.
Mumbai: Local body elections can be held at any time. However, the general voters are not yet able to know the answer to when they will be held. State Election Commission's Dinesh Waghmare held a press conference and gave information in connection with the local body elections. He said that the local body elections will be held in phases. The order given by the Supreme Court regarding OBC reservation has made the work a little easier and the wards reserved for OBCs will be determined through a lottery. Waghmare also informed that the local body election process will begin by the end of October. Speaking on this occasion, Waghmare said that VVPAT machines will not be used in local body elections. It is special that VVPAT machines have never been used in local body elections.
What is a VVPAT machine?
The Indian EVM runs on batteries. This machine records the voting. Counts the votes. This machine has three parts. The first part of this is the Control Unit (CU), the second part is the Balloting Unit (BU), both the machines are connected to a five-meter-long wire. The third part is the VVPAT. The voter registers his vote by pressing the button on the ballot unit. The vote is stored in the second unit. The names of 16 candidates are recorded in one ballot unit. If there are more candidates, additional balloting units can be connected with the control unit. According to the Election Commission, 24 such balloting units can be connected together. Through this, voting is done for 384 candidates along with the notes. The control unit booth is with the polling officer. The ballot unit is closed on three sides. Voters go to this voting booth and register their votes.
Where are the names of the candidates recorded?
The ballot unit has the party symbol and the names of the candidates. There is also a small photo of the candidates on it. There is a blue button in front of each candidate. Voting is done by pressing that button. After the last vote is cast at the polling station, the polling officer presses the close button on the control unit. After that, no more votes can be cast in the EVM. Voters can check whether their votes have gone to the right candidate or not through a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPT) machine. The VVPAT machine is not actually a part of the voting machine, it is a separate system and this system helps in ensuring that the vote you have cast has gone to the candidate you have voted for and to keep a printout of it.
What is a VVPAT machine?
The Indian EVM runs on batteries. This machine records the voting. Counts the votes. This machine has three parts. The first part of this is the Control Unit (CU), the second part is the Balloting Unit (BU), both the machines are connected to a five-meter-long wire. The third part is the VVPAT. The voter registers his vote by pressing the button on the ballot unit. The vote is stored in the second unit. The names of 16 candidates are recorded in one ballot unit. If there are more candidates, additional balloting units can be connected with the control unit. According to the Election Commission, 24 such balloting units can be connected together. Through this, voting is done for 384 candidates along with the notes. The control unit booth is with the polling officer. The ballot unit is closed on three sides. Voters go to this voting booth and register their votes.
Where are the names of the candidates recorded?
The ballot unit has the party symbol and the names of the candidates. There is also a small photo of the candidates on it. There is a blue button in front of each candidate. Voting is done by pressing that button. After the last vote is cast at the polling station, the polling officer presses the close button on the control unit. After that, no more votes can be cast in the EVM. Voters can check whether their votes have gone to the right candidate or not through a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPT) machine. The VVPAT machine is not actually a part of the voting machine, it is a separate system and this system helps in ensuring that the vote you have cast has gone to the candidate you have voted for and to keep a printout of it.
