Improvised EVMs set to give an edge to upcoming polls

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Preparations are on for the upcoming legislative Assembly elections 2023 across the state.

The authorities have been making surveys to ensure that the conducting of the important polls is a fair one. According to sources, the Election Commission of India has decided to use the M-III Electronic Voting Machine (Mark-III EVM) for one to exercise their franchise with.

The instrument is similar to the earlier EVMs, but is an improved version with better efficiency and increased capacity. Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban KA Dayanand said that the M-III EVM machine is an improved version of the earlier EVMs but more reliable.

"Earlier, a single EVM unit had the capacity to accommodate details of 64 candidates including the None Of The Above (NOTA) option, with four ballot machines linked to one control unit. In the improved EVM, 24 ballot units can be connected to one control unit and can accommodate details of 384 candidates at a time. We have designed it after understanding the deficiencies noticed earlier," Dayanand added.