15-09-2014, 02:36 PM
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
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Introduction to EVM
It is a reliable machine for conducting Elections.
Has mainly 2 units: Ballot and Control Units.
Operates on a Special Battery
Tamper-proof
Information recorded is retained in memory even when the battery is removed.
Manufactured by Electronics Corporation of India & Bharat Electronics Ltd. and approved by Election Commission, India.
Easily portable
Units
Each Unit has been provided a casing.
Once opened 3 things will be found: Control unit, Ballot Unit and the Interconnecting Cable
Battery
They are Special batteries supplied separately
These batteries have a Seal which should be removed before Using
They have an active lifetime of 24 hours.
Details of Ballot Unit
Ready lamp glows GREEN when Ballot button on Control Unit is pressed by P.O. to enable voting. Goes Off when voter has finished casting his vote.
Slide Switch Panel used to set anyone of the 4 options: 1,2,3,or 4. ie. For 1 ballot unit Switch is set to 1 and so on…
Candidates lamp: glows RED when the voter has pressed the candidate button pertaining to the candidate of his choice.
Ballot paper Screen: where the Ballot Paper with name, sr,no., Symbol of contesting candidates is inserted.
Masking tabs provided under the Candidate buttons. So depending on the no. of candidates contesting, the tabs are unmasked. Ones not in use are masked.
Lamps details
On lamp: in display section will glow GREEN when Control Unit Power switch is put ON, indicating EVM is ready for use.
Busy lamp: in display section glows RED when Ballot button is pressed by P.O. to enable voter to cast vote. Goes Off when over