The Commission also said that by March 31 there will be more than 18.78 lakh ballot units placed inside polling booths for voters.
It has decided to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in all the polling stations of the country as was done in Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and 2009.
There are 14,68,430 control units and 14,95,430 ballot units available in the country. Apart from this, manufacturers have been asked to manufacture and supply 2,51,650 control units and 3,82,876 ballot units which are expected to be received by March 31. “With this, the country will have 17,20,080 control units and 18,78,306 ballot units.
First level checking of the available EVMs has been started in all the states/UTs and has been completed in many places,” the EC said.
The poll panel will also deploy a number of Information Technology (IT) measures to conduct the election process. A public grievance number-- 1950-- has already been activated by the EC while it will begin SMS-based poll monitoring and election monitoring dashboard for officers at all levels.
