Repolling in Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | 10 May 2024
Why in News?
Recently, The Election Commission of India ordered repolling at four booths in Madhya Pradesh's Betul Lok Sabha seat after a few Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were damaged.
Key Points
- Repolling would be held from 7 am to 6 pm on 10th May 2024. A dry day and holiday have been announced in the areas where repolling will be held.
- An estimated 72.65% polling was recorded in the Betul Lok Sabha seat.
- Betul was among nine seats in Madhya Pradesh which voted in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)
- EVM is a device used to record votes electronically. They were first used in the Paravur Assembly Constituency of Kerala in the year 1982.
- Since 1998, the Election Commission has increasingly used EMVs instead of ballot boxes.
- In 2003, all state elections and by-elections were held using EVMs.
- Encouraged by this, in 2004, the Commission took a historic decision to use only EVMs for the Lok Sabha elections.
