For the first time in parliamentary polls, a system of paper trail for electronic voting will be introduced in some constituencies on a trial basis.
There have been demands that a paper trail should be in place so that a fool-proof record is created and controversies avoided in case of a dispute or an election petition filed in courts.
About 8 lakh polling stations have been set up across the country keeping in view the convenience of both the voters and the poll staff.
Preparations have been made for deployment of around 12 lakh electronic voting machines with the addition of another 2.5 lakh new EVMs which it had ordered with various public-sector companies.
During the 2009 polls, there were 714 million voters against 671 million voters in 2004 Lok Sabha polls.
The Commission favours a multi-phased election for a country of India's size and electorate because it is better that there is “complete satisfaction” of voters. Otherwise, it can lead to “discontentment” in case of any shortcomings, they said.
