Electronic voting in India

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Electronic voting is the standard means of conducting elections in India using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The system was developed for the Election Commission of India by state-owned Electronics Corporation of India and Bharat Electronics. Beginning in the late 1990s, EVMs were introduced in Indian elections in a phased manner. Prior to the introduction of electronic voting, paper ballots were used and counting manually. Printing paper ballots were expensive, required substantial resources and time to count individual ballots, and were susceptible to fraudulent practices such as the use of pre-filled fake ballots. The introduction of EVMs has reduced the election costs significantly, shortened the time required for counting, and enabled faster announcement of results. EVMs have also helped curb certain fraudulent electoral practices through security features such as locking mechanisms, limits on the rate of voting per minute, and verification of thumb impressions. EVMs are stand...

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