The Presentation illustrates : Salient Features of EVM; Setting at RO level; Setting at Booth level; and Its overall working mechanism.

1. A Presentation By
Dr. H.K. GARG
www.mplocalelection.gov.in e mail : commissionersec@gmail.com
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE

2. ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Salient Features
मु᭎य िवशेषताएं
EVM Setting
at RO level
ᳯरटᳺनग अिधकारी के ᭭तर पर
EVM कᳱ तैयारी
EVM Setting for Real Poll
वा᭭तिवक मतदान हेतु
EVM तैयार करना
Illustration
(To understand the functioning of EVM)
उदाहरण
(EVM कᳱ कायᭅ-ᮧणाली समझने हेतु)
Dr. H.K. Garg

3. SALIENT FEATURES - I
• Multi Post Multi Vote
• 08 Post
• 60 Candidates
• 2000 Voters
• Serial Number of BU & CU by Laser Marking
• Two Memory Devices - Machine as well as DMM
• DMM can be detached and put in storage for years
• Temper Sensor
• Link/Press Error
• Study and Reliable Cord
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Dr. H.K. Garg

4. SALIENT FEATURES - II
• Double line - Alpha Numeric • Serial No. of CU
• Inbuilt REAL Date & Time • Serial No. of DMM
• Booth & Ward Number • Invalid Operations
• Using Cand. Set without Clear
• Issue Vote after Close
• Using CU without DMM
• CRC Not followed
• Battery Status
• High : 30-40 hours
• Med : 20-30 hours
• Low : ≤10 hours
• Change ≤ 5 hours
• PST - Poll Start Time
PET - Poll End Time
• Braille Numbers (in serial)
adjacent to candidate’s name
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Dr. H.K. Garg

5. EVM Setting at RETURNING OFFICER Level - I
• Fix DMM in OFF mode of Control Unit
(without DMM, CU will display INVALID OPERATION)
• No DMM - No Work
• In case of changing DMM
• PRESS Close - Result (I & II) - Clear
Result - I will display Data stored in CU
Result - II will display Data stored in DMM
Clear will erase all Data from CU as well as DMM (in 15 sec)
• Insert a new DMM
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Dr. H.K. Garg

6. EVM Setting at RETURNING OFFICER Level - II
• Keep first 10 Buttons of BU - 1 in OPEN position
(These buttons act as KEY BOARD for data entry)
Keep END Button of BU - 1 also in OPEN position
(END button SAVEs the data and Completes the Process)
• For Rural Body Elections, connect B3 (सद य-िजला पंचायत ) with B2,
B-2 (सद य-जनपद पंचायत ) with B-1 and B-1 (सरपंच ) with CU.
• For Urban Body Elections, connect B-2 (पाषद ) with B-1 and B-1
(महापौर / अ य नगर पा लका ) with CU.
• Switch ON the EVM
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Dr. H.K. Garg

7. EVM Setting at RETURNING OFFICER Level - III
• EVM will ask Ward Number
Enter WARD No. in four digits - 0001 (Save by pressing END Button)
• EVM will ask Booth Number
Enter BOOTH No. in four digits - 0001 (Save by pressing END Button)
• EVM will ask Number of Posts
Enter 1 / 2 / 3 as applicable, in one digit only.
• EVM will ask Number of Seats
Enter 1 (For each post in M.P., there is only ONE seat)
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Dr. H.K. Garg

8. CANDIDATE Setting at RETURNING OFFICER Level
• CU will ask position of the first candidate for Post (P-1)
Enter 1
• CU will ask position of the last candidate for Post (P-1)
Enter 1, then 3 to make 13 (if you have 12 candidates + NOTA)
• CU will ask position of the first and the last candidate for P-2 and
P-3 respectively.
Enter 1 for the first candidates
Enter appropriate no. for the last candidates
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Dr. H.K. Garg

9. EVM Setting for REAL POLL at Polling Station
• Leave only those Buttons OPEN which corresponds to
candidates and NOTA. CLOSE all other Buttons.
• Close END Buttons in all Ballot Units (B-1, B-2, B-3).
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Dr. H.K. Garg
Use of END Button
• To Save Data • Unfinished Vote 1/2 or 1/3, 2/3
Without END
• To Complete
Process
• Under Vote 1/2 or 1/3, 2/3
With END
• No Vote 0/2 or 0/3
With END

10. ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Dr. H.K. Garg
Voter No.Voter No.Voter No.Voter No. PPPP----1111 PPPP----2222 PPPP----3333 ENDENDENDEND
ButtonButtonButtonButton
Type ofType ofType ofType of
VotingVotingVotingVoting
1 √ √ √ Not Required Normal
2 х √ √ √ Under Vote
3 х х √ √ Under Vote
4 х х х √ No Vote
5 √ х х х Unfinished*
*Unfinished Vote can be saved by Switching OFF and then ON the EVM.
PPPP----1111 PPPP----2222 PPPP----3333
Polled Votes 2 2 3
Under Votes 3 3 2
Total Votes 5 5 5
Where,
Polled Votes
+ Under Votes
= Total Votes
ILLUSTRATION