EVM & VVPAT TRAINING

EVM & VVPAT TRAINING

GUIDELINES TO ZONAL OFFICERS & POLLING PERSONNEL

KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT"No voter to be left behind"

AGENDA OF THE PRESENTATION

1. EVM ( CU / BU / VVPAT )

2. CANDIDATE SETTING (Commissioning

of EVMs & VVPAT)

3. POLL DAY EVM (MOCK POLL / POLL

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3. POLL DAY EVM (MOCK POLL / POLL

DAY ACTIVITIES)

4. STORAGE OF EVM & VVPAT AFTER

POLL

5. CRITICAL MISTAKE

6. FORMS

Legal Provisions for the Use of EVM-VVPAT

Section 49A to 49X- Voting by EVM,

Counting of Votes recorded in EVM-

Section – 50-54, 57,58-61, 66A

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The RP ACT, 1951The RP ACT, 1951The RP ACT, 1951The RP ACT, 1951

Section 61A Section 61A Section 61A Section 61A

Conduct of Election Rules, 1961Conduct of Election Rules, 1961Conduct of Election Rules, 1961Conduct of Election Rules, 1961

ECI Instructions on EVM

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Legal Provisions

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ECI Instructions on EVM

Manual on EVMManual on EVMManual on EVMManual on EVM----VVPATVVPATVVPATVVPAT

RO HandbookRO HandbookRO HandbookRO Handbook

Presentation on Presentation on Presentation on Presentation on

EVMEVMEVMEVM----VVPATVVPATVVPATVVPAT

Status Paper on Status Paper on Status Paper on Status Paper on

EVMEVMEVMEVM

Control Unit Ballot Unit

ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE(EVM)

Interconnecting Cable

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EVM – Ballot Unit

Voter operates

The The

Interconnecting

cable is

permanently

attached to the

Ballot Unit

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EVM – Ballot Unit - Details

Thumb Wheel Window

Ready Lamp (Green)

Candidate’s Button

Candidate’s Lamp

Ballot Paper Screen

Interconnecting Cable

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1. rl;lkd;w njhFjpapy; Nghl;bapLk; Ntl;ghsh;fspd; ngah;> kw;Wk rpd;dk;;; mlq;fpa thf;Fr;rPl;L nghUj;jg;gl;bUf;Fk;.

2. thf;Fg;gjpT nra;a Ntz;ba ePy epwg;gl;lDk;> thf;Fg;gjpTMtij fhz;gpf;Fk; rptg;G epw tpsf;Fk; mike;jpUf;Fk;.

3. thf;Fg;gjpT fUtpapd; tyJ %iyapy; cs;s “ Thumb Wheel

Window” nghUj;jg;gl;l epiyia rhpghh;f;f Ntz;Lk;. (One BU

Connected 01 and 02 BU connected 02 vd;W ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;. khwhf ,Ue;jhy; Zonal Officer-f;F jfty; njhptpj;J rhp nra;akhwhf ,Ue;jhy; Zonal Officer-f;F jfty; njhptpj;J rhp nra;aNtz;Lk;.)

4. ,f;fUtpapd; tyJ Gwj;jpy; ,U Gwq;fSk; Candidate Setting

NghJ Address Tag %yk; rPyplg;gl;bUf;Fk;. rPiy vf;fhuzk; nfhz;Lk; mfw;wp jpwf;ff; $lhJ.

5. ,f;fUtpapy; epue;jukhf nghUj;jg;gl;Ls;s cable nfhz;LVVPAT gpd;GwKs;s “Multipin Socket” y; nghUj;j Ntz;Lk;.

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EVM – Control Unit – Front View

Busy Lamp

(Red)

Power ON Lamp

(Green)

Display Section

Candidate Set Section

Result Section

Ballot Section

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Power pack

Section

EVM – Control Unit – Display Section

Dual Line Digital Display Panel

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EVM – Control Unit – Candidate Set Section

Candidate Set Section Inner Door

Candidate Set

Section Outer Door

Power Pack Compartment

Candidate

Set Button

Plug for

Power Pack

Latch

Holes to pass thread for sealing

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EVM – Control Unit – Result SectionResult

Button

Outer

Door

Close

Button

Clear

Button

Holes to pass

thread for

sealing

Inner

Compartment

Door

Inner

Latches

Door

Print Button

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• ,f;fUtpapd; gpd;Gwj;jpy; ON/OFF SWITCH kw;Wk; VVPAT -d; Nfgpis nghUj;Jtjw;fhd Socket

Mfpait ,Uf;Fk;.

• “Display Section” d; fPo; gFjpapy; cs;s Candidate

Set gl;ld; kw;Wk; Ngl;lhp mlq;fpa gFjp Candidate

Setting.

• rPyplg;gl;l Result Section me;j gFjpia vf;fhuzk; nfhz;Lk; jpwf;ff; $lhJ.

• “Cand Set” sealing f;F fPNo Close Button Result,

Print Button kw;Wkkw;Wkkw;Wkkw;Wk;;;; Clear Button mike;jpUf;Fk;. ,g;gFjp Result section vdg;gLk;.

• Result section f;F fPNo ,lJ gf;fj;jpy; Total Button

kw;Wk; tyJ gf;fj;jpy; Ballot Button

mike;jpUf;Fk;. 13

VVPAT

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VVPAT- allows the voters to verify that their votes are cast as intended.

VVPAT

1) Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).

2) thf;fspf;Fk; thf;fhsh; ve;j Ntl;ghsUf;F thf;fspj;Njhk;vd;w tpguk; Jz;L rpl;by; ,Uf;Fk;.(thpir vz;> ngah;> rpd;dk;)

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3) thf;fspj;j gpd;G Jz;L rPl;L drop box -y; tpOe;J tpLk;.

4) September 2013: First used in Bye-election AC in Nagaland.

5)4th March 2017: Goa became the first State where 100% coverage of

VVPATs with EVMs in 2017.

6)April-May 2019: 100% Deployment of VVPATs in Lok Sabha

Elections 2019.

Technical Evolution of EVM

Pre-2006 EVM(M1) Post -2006 EVM(M2)

Upgraded Post 2013 EVM(M3)

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M3 Models and Their Special

Characteristics

Sl NoFeatures

Advantages

01 Battery Status Indication to alert battery status 01 Battery Status Indication to alert battery status

02 Mandatory Self TestMachine stops if it detects any

defect when switched on.

03 Configuration

Up to 384 candidates can be

accommodated (24 X 16 can...

Including 383 + NOTA)

04 SizeSubstantial reduction in storage

space. Handling comfortable.

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EVM-VVPAT MANAGEMENT CYCLE

DEO –

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RO – P.S wise

allotedCandidate setting

Mock poll

+ Actual

Poll

DEO –

A/C wise

alloted

FLC PROCESS

Complete physical

check up (switches,

cable, latches etc)

& functional test

Higher vote mock poll on

randomly selected 5%

EVMs. (1200 votes in 1%,

1000 in 2% & 500 in 2%)

CU sealed after

FLC using ‘Pink

Paper Seal’

EVMs/VVPATs

stored in Strong

Room under 24X7

security

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Mock Poll on All

EVMs/VVPATsElectronic Result in

CU is tallied with

VVPAT Slip count

and results shared

with representatives

Signing on

seals by

Engineers and

representatives

Photocopies of record

registers shared with political

party representatives

1st RANDOMIZATION

• Done after FLC• To allocate EVMs from district, randomly, to

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• To allocate EVMs from district, randomly, to a particular AC.

• In presence of representatives of political parties.

• List of AC-wise Randomized EVMs shared with political parties.

2nd RANDOMIZATION

• Done just before ‘candidate setting’.

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• Done just before ‘candidate setting’.

• To allocate EVMs available in an

AC/AS to polling stations.

• In presence of candidates/election

agents and list shared.

CANDIDATE SETTING (commissioning)

Insert ballot

paper in the

Ballot Unit & Set

Number of

Candidates

Seal Ballot

Unit

Mock Poll on Every EVM with VVPAT + 1000 vote on 5% EVMs with

The Process

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Fully sanitized hall under videography and full security.

Done only after finalization of the names of contestingcandidates.

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3 Done in the presence of candidates or their agents.

CandidatesEVMs with VVPATs

Security Measures

Process of EVMs & VVPAT (Candidate Set)

1) EVM y; Canditate set - brŒtj‰F mid¤J gâahs®fS« -

Accommodate – brŒa trÂahf bgça miw nj®Î brŒa nt©L«..

2) Canditate set - brŒa c¤Âuél¥g£l mYty®fŸ milahs m£il

mâªÂU¡f nt©L«

3) miwahdJ »Uä ehÁå bfh©L R¤j« brŒa¥g£oU¡f nt©L«.

4) Electronic Devices - ÏšyhkY« ÏU¡f nt©L«. (Except Bell 4) Electronic Devices - ÏšyhkY« ÏU¡f nt©L«. (Except Bell

Engineer Divice)

5) xU tê miwahfÎ« - Metal Dectector bfh©L nrhÂ¤J mD¥g

nt©L«.

6) BU / CU /VVPAT Y« EVM Management _ykhf Second

Randomization _ykhf th¡F rhto¡F xJ¡ÑL brŒa¥gL«.

ÛjKŸsit -Reserve vd mark brŒaÎ«, 24

Process of EVMs & VVPAT (Candidate Set)

7) Canditate set - brŒtJ F¿¤J nt£ghs®fŸ / ÃçÂãÂfS¡F neu«

F¿¤J foj« mD¥g nt©L«.

8) VVPAT -š Canditate set - brŒtj‰F nt£ghsç‹ bga® Á‹d«

M»ait Symbol loading Bell Engineer – fshš brŒa¥gL«.

9) VVVPAT - -š òÂa gh£lç k‰W« ng¥g® nuhš bghU¤j nt©L«.

10) BU éš Ballot Paper bghU¤j nt©L« Ã‹Ãw« Ro ifbah¥g« /

Facimile Rubber Stamp ,ÏU¥gij cWÂ brŒa nt©L«. Facimile Rubber Stamp ,ÏU¥gij cWÂ brŒa nt©L«.

11) CU š òÂa gh£lç bghU¤j nt©L«. Canditate set Button –I mG¤Â

NOTA button mG¤j ntzL«.

12)`Mock Poll - òÂa 5 % rjÅj« nj®Î brŒJ 1000 th¡FfŸ gÂÎ brŒa

nt©L« (th¡fhs® / Kft®fS« nj®Î brŒayh«).

13)Candidate set brŒj Ã‹ò mid¤J nt£ghs®fS¡F« xU th¡F

(Including NOTA) ngh£L gh®¡f nt©L«.25

Checking of Balloting Units (BUs) 1.Sealing of ballot paper screen of BU with thread and address tag

2. Sealing of plastic cabinet of BU with thread and address tag

Ballot unit-š ballot paper bghU¤jnt©L« and Address tag Seal.

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3.Sealing of plastic cabinet of BU with pink paper seal

4. Sealing of Candidate Set Section and Battery Section of CU with thread &address tag

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PREPARATION OF VVPAT- Rule 49B [4(c) (i) – (iii)] of

the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961

Installation of paper roll Inserting of power pack

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SEALING OF PAPER ROLL COMPARTMENT AT

THE TIME OF PREPARATION OF VVPAT

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Candidate Setting

Name of the Assembly: Date:

Round

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Polling

Station

NO

CU

NO

Address

Tag

NO

Address

Tag

NO

BU

NO

Ballot

Paper

NO

Pink

Paper

Seal

Address

Tag

NO

Address

Tag

NO

Address

Tag

NO

VV

PA

T N

O

Address

Tag

NO

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EVM – Candidates Setting

Press the button and wait till is displayedClose POLL CLOSED

Press button and wait till is displayedResult END

When Candidate Set button is pressed- digit display panel - data relating to

some previous operation is in the EVM. INVALID

Now press the last candidate’s button – NOTA on the Ballot Unit

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Press button and wait till is displayedResult END

Then press button and flashes with BeepCand. set SET CANDIDATE

Thereafter, press button and wait till is displayedClear END

Close

Result

EVM – Candidates Setting - Sequence

Clear

Switch OFF &

SEAL

Cand. set

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Clear

C-R-C

• Canditate Setting brŒj EVM and VVPAT

Zonal Wise Strong Room š it¡f nt©L«.

• miw Óš it¡F« nghJ Candidate or Agent

K‹åiyæš it¡f nt©L«.

• CCTV Camera k‰W« 24X7 fhtšJiwghJfh¥ò brŒa nt©L«.

• Log Book ga‹gL¤j nt©L«. • Log Book ga‹gL¤j nt©L«.

• th¡F gÂÎ mYty®fŸ nj®jš ehS¡FK‹ò 05.04.2021 3 tJ gæ‰Á¡F Ã‹òPolling Station Allot brŒj c¤ÂuÎ bg‰Wth¡F rhto¡F bršth®fŸ.

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• Candate / Agent K‹ò Log Book entry brŒJ Videograph

brŒJ Strong Room open brŒJ EVM and VVPAT vL¤JZone Wise Polling Material cl‹ mD¥g nt©L«.

• Presiding Officer Zonal Officer –æl« ÏUªJ EVM and

VVPAT bg‰W¡bfhŸth®fŸ.

• th¡Frhtoæš ngh£oæL« nt£ghs®fë‹ Kft®fŸ• th¡Frhtoæš ngh£oæL« nt£ghs®fë‹ Kft®fŸ(got« 10š) ãakd« brŒa¥gLth®fŸ.

• Presiding Officer nj®jš ehs‹W 06.04.2021 th¡FgÂÎ¡F K‹ò Mock Poll brŒÍ« neu« (5.30 AM) bjçé¡f nt©L«.

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Conduct of Mock Poll (candidate setting time):

1. rhpahf fhiy 5.30 kzpf;F (90 ãäl§fŸ K‹ò)

khjphp thf;Fg;gjpT nra;a cs;sij te;Js;s

Kfth;fspd; Kd;dpiyapy; elj;jg;gl Ntz;Lk;.

(Ke;ija ehspy; Kfth;fSf;F njhptpf;f Ntz;Lk;)

2. thf;FgjpT ,ae;jpuq;fis ngl;bapypUe;J

ntspapy; vLj;J Nfgps;fis nghUj;j Ntz;Lk;.

Control Unit Switch Off nra;J itj;J ,Uf;f

Ntz;Lk;.

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• Kfth;fs; tUk; tiu 15 epkplk; fhj;jpUe;J tpl;L te;Js;s

Kfth;fis nfhz;L (xUtUk; tutpy;iynad;whYk;)

thf;Fr;rhtb jiyik mYtyuhy; khjphp thf;Fg;gjpT elj;jg;gl

Ntz;Lk;. (Web Camera %yk; gjpT nra;Ak; thf;Fr;rhtb

,Ue;jhy; khjphp thf;Fg;gjptpidAk; gjpT Nkw;nfhs;s

Ntz;Lk.;)

• “Total” gl;lid mOj;jp khjphp thf;Fg;gjptpw;F Kd;dh; • “Total” gl;lid mOj;jp khjphp thf;Fg;gjptpw;F Kd;dh;

thf;Ffs; VJk; gjpT nra;ag;gltpy;iynad;gijAk; Total Votes

Polled ‘O’ vd;gijAk; Kfth;fSf;F fhz;gpf;f Ntz;Lk;. khjphp

thf;Fg;gjpT elj;jg;gl;l Neuk; njhlh;ghf thf;Fr;rhtb jiyik

mYtyh; ehl;Fwpg;gpy; Presiding Officer Dairy part –I y; Fwpg;gplg;gl

Ntz;Lk;.

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• Ballot gl;lid mOj;jp Ntl;ghsUf;F thf;fspf;f mjw;Fhpa

KftUf;F njhptpj;J> thf;Fg;gjptpid nra;a Ntz;Lk;.

Nghl;bapLk; midj;J Ntl;ghsUf;Fk;; thf;fspj;J khjphp

thf;Fg;gjptpid nra;AkhW Kfth;fisf; Nfl;Lf; nfhs;syhk;.

• Ntl;ghshpd; Kfth; tUif juhj epiyapy; mt;Ntl;ghsUf;F• Ntl;ghshpd; Kfth; tUif juhj epiyapy; mt;Ntl;ghsUf;F

thf;Fr;rhtb jiyik mYtyNu khjphp thf;Fg;gjptpid nra;a

Ntz;Lk;. NkYk;> “Nota” tpw;Fk; xU thf;if gjpT nra;a

Ntz;Lk;.

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• “Total” gl;lid mOj;jp gjpthd nkhj;jthf;Ffspd; vz;zpf;ifAk; rkkhf cs;sijKfth;fSf;F fhz;gpf;f Ntz;Lk;. Fiwe;jJ 50 thf;Ffis gjpT nra;a Ntz;Lk;.

• ““““Close”””” gl;lid mOj;jp khjphp thf;Fg;gjptpidKbf;f Ntz;Lk;.

• jw;NghJ Ballot gl;lid mOj;jp thf;Fg;gjptpidfl;Lg;ghl;L fUtp Vw;fhjij Kfth;fSf;Fnjhptpf;f Ntz;Lk;.

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• “Result” gl;lid mOj;jp Ntl;ghsh; thhpahf ngw;w

thf;Ffs; khjphp thf;Fg;gjptpd; NghJ gjpT nra;j

thf;FfSf;F xj;jpUg;gij Kfth;fSf;F fhz;gpf;f

Ntz;Lk;.

• Clear gl;lid mOj;jp khjphp thf;Fg;gjptpy; gjpT

nra;Js;s thf;Ffis ePf;fk; nra;ag;gl Ntz;Lk;.;.;.;.nra;Js;s thf;Ffis ePf;fk; nra;ag;gl Ntz;Lk;.;.;.;.

(Close-Result-Clear) gpd;dh;> “Total” gl;lid mOj;jp

fl;Lg;ghl;L fUtpapy; ve;j thf;FfSk;

,y;iynad;gijAk;> “Total Polled Votes-O vd;gijAk;

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• ; VVPAT ,ae;jpuj;jpd; Drop Box-y; cs;s Ngg;gh; rpypg;Gfis Ntl;ghsh;

thhpahf vLj;J gpd;Gwj;jpy; Mack Poll Slip vd;W Kj;jpiu gjpj;J (m)

vOjp fhg;Gj;jhs; ciwapy; Nghl;L ciwapd; kPJ thf;Fr;rhtb

jiyik mYtyUk; thf;F Kfth;fs; ifnahg;gkplNtz;Lk;.

• ciwapd; kPJ thf;Frhtbapd; vz;> ngah;> rl;lkd;w njhFjp vz;>

ngah; thf;Fg;gjpT jhs; kw;Wk; VVPAT Paper Slips of Mock Poll vdngah; thf;Fg;gjpT jhs; kw;Wk; VVPAT Paper Slips of Mock Poll vd

vOjg;glNtz;Lk;. gpwF ,jw;F vd;W toq;fg;gl;l Plastic ngl;bapy;

itj;J Pink Paper Seal-y; Kj;jpiuaplNtz;Lk;. Plastic ngl;bapd; kPJ

thf;Fr;rhtb vz;> ngah;> rl;lkd;w njhFjp vz;> ngah;>

thf;Fg;gjpT ehs; vOjNtz;L«. Pink Paper Slip-y; Kfth;fs;

ifnahg;gkplNtz;Lk;.

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Sealing of plastic box having mock poll printed ballot slips

with Pink Paper Seal

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Braille Signage Features in EVM:

1) gh®ita‰nwh® th¡fë¡F« tifæš Ballot Unit š

nk‰òw« ika¥gFÂæš Bu-2 (2 used ballot unit) vd

F¿¡f nt©L« .

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Strip Seal

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POLL DAYLayout of polling station

Polling

Agents

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SET UP OF EVMs AND VVPATs

A. CU – Polling Officer (PO3)

B. BU + VVPAT – Voting Compartment

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Preparation of EVM – VVPAT Polling Station

Interconnect BU=>

VVPAT =>CU

Confirm VVPAT Paper Roll

Knob in vertical position

Switch ON

CU

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Press BallotConduct

Mock poll

(50 votes)Close

Confirm CU

Result with

VVPAT Printed

Slips

Clear CU/

VVPAT

Papers

Switch

OFF

CU

Sealing CU- Result Section

with Green Paper Seal /

Special Tag / Address Tag /

Outer Strip seal

Confirm no

paper slips in

VVPAT before

Sealing VVPAT

Slips

Collection

Section

Switch

ON

CU

Press Total and

Confirm “0”

(Zero) votes in

the EVM

Ready To

Vote

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(I.e Total Votes “0” (Zero ))

Replacement of EVM-VVPAT “From preparation to Mock

poll”

In case BU does not work properly, replace BU ONLY from reserve BU

In case CU does not work properly, replace CU ONLY from reserve CU

In case VVPAT does not work properly, replace VVPAT ONLY from reserve

VVPAT

Replacement of EVM-VVPAT “During Actual Poll”

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Poll”

In case CU or BU does not work properly, replace complete set of BU,CU

&VVPAT. In such case only one vote to each contesting candidate

including NOTA should be polled in mock poll and procedure followed.

If CU Displays-

“Error 1 – Change VVPAT Battery”: Change Battery of VVPAT only.

“Error 2 – Change Printer” : Change VVPAT. In such case the VVPAT unit is

to be replaced. No Mock-Poll is required to be taken.

VARIOUS TYPES OF SEALS USED FOR SEALING EVMs & VVPATs

Common Address Tag for BU/CU/VVPAT

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Post-Poll Storage (Polled EVMs/VVPATs storage): After

poll till counting day

Four categories of EVMs and VVPATs

1) Category ‘A’ - Polled EVMs & VVPATs

2) Category ‘B’ - Defective Polled EVMs & VVPATs

3) Category ‘C’ - Defective Un-polled EVMs & VVPATs

4) Category ‘D’ - Unused Reserve EVMs & VVPATs

Three categories of strong rooms:

1. Polled strong room (Store category ‘A’ & ‘B’)

2. Defective un-polled strong room (Store category ‘C’), not in the vicinity of AC/AS strong room

3. Reserve strong room(Store category ‘D’), not in the vicinity of AC/AS strong room

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EXAMPLES OF CRITICAL MISTAKES

Mock-Poll on Poll Day

Not pressing the CLOSE button of CU after mock-poll.

Non-deletion of mock-poll data from the Control Unit.

When setting up the EVMs and VVPATs in the polling station, the VVPAT

should be positioned so as to avoid direct light from falling on it.

Do not position the VVPAT near an open window or directly under a bulb or Do not position the VVPAT near an open window or directly under a bulb or

halogen lamp.

During Poll

Non-pressing of CLOSE Button after completion of Poll.

General

Do not repeatedly switch ON and OFF the VVPAT as it will deplete the

battery as well as paper roll.

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POLL CLOSURE & TRANSPORTATION

Poll Closed on EVM by pressing CLOSE button – EVM

cannot accept any further vote.

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EVMs sealed in carrying cases & polling agents sign on them.

EVMs transported back to the reception centres under

armed escort. Candidates’ representatives are allowed to

follow them.

SECURE STORAGE IN STRONGROOMS TILL

COUNTING

Polled EVMs kept in strong room,

sealed in the presence of the

Candidates and Observer.

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Facilitation for Candidates to watch

the Polled EVM Strong Room 24/7.

Starting from FLC of EVMs to

Counting of votes, EVMs are kept in

Strong-room with full 24/7 security.

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