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2014 Lok Sabha: EC prepares for early polls, places order for 2 lakh EVMs

New Delhi Jul 28: Amid speculation over early Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission is gearing itself up for holding the mammoth exercise along with Assembly elections in five states due later this year by

PTI PTI Updated on: July 28, 2013 21:22 IST
2014 lok sabha ec prepares for early polls places order for
2014 lok sabha ec prepares for early polls places order for 2 lakh evms

New Delhi Jul 28: Amid speculation over early Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission is gearing itself up for holding the mammoth exercise along with Assembly elections in five states due later this year by ordering additional EVMs.





The EC has placed fresh order for two lakh Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to public-sector companies as the present lot of EVMs cannot meet the demand in case elections are held simultaneously, highly placed sources said.

"We have placed a fresh order of EVMs as the present total of around 14 lakh EVMs is not enough to hold simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and five state assemblies later this year," a senior EC official told PTI.

Sources said the order has been placed with public-sector BHEL and ECIL and the delivery is expected by September- October, the time the assembly polls are expected to be announced by the poll body.

They said the EC required around 16 lakh EVMs in the event of holding simultaneous polls.

Half of the 14 lakh EVMs were procured before 2006 and there were possibilities of their breaking down. While the pre-2006 EVMs cater to around 800 voters, the new ones allow around 2,000 voters to exercise their franchise.
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