No Delay In declaration of Result No scope for Corrupt Prac t ices No I nva l id Votes 2 EVMs HANDS-ON
( EVM – COMPONENTS) Ballot Unit (BU) VVPAT Control Unit (CU)
BU and CU Carrying Cases
Battery Used in EVMs
EVM – Control Unit (CU) – Front View Busy Lamp (Red) Power ON Lamp (Green) Display Section Candidate Set Section Result Section Ballot Section Power Pack Section Total Votes Count Section
EVM – Components - Control Unit – Display Section Dual Line Digital Display Panel Power ON Lamp ( Green ) Busy Lamp ( Red )
EVM – Components – Control Unit – Candidate Set Section Candidate Set Button Plug for Power Pack Latch Holes to pass thread for sealing Candidate Set Section Door Power Pack Compartment
Holes to pass thread for sealing Inner Compartment Door EVM – Components - Control Unit – Result Section Result Button Inner Latches Outer Door Close Button Print Button Clear Button
Sealing of CU… Fixing Green Paper A/B Seal Sealing inner Result Section with Special Tag Sealing outer Result Section with Address Tag
EVM – components - Ballot Unit – contd. BALLOT UNIT- the voter can franchise his/her vote by pressing a button against the candidate of his/her choice Contd …
Thumb Wheel Window Ready Lamp (Green) Candidate’s Button Candidate’s Lamp Ballot Paper Screen Interconnecting Cable EVM – components - Ballot Unit Details - contd.
Candidate Setting in EVMs Insert ballot paper in the Ballot Unit & Set Number of Candidates Seal Ballot Unit Mock Poll on Every EVM with VVPAT + 1000 vote on 5% EVMs with VVPATs Candidate Setting Process Symbol loading in VVPAT Seal VVPAT Candidate Setting in Control Unit Seal Candidate Set of CU Presence of political parties/candidates/their representatives in every election related process is mandatory Contd …
BU Back side
(For EVMs machines manufactured by ECIL the length of the ballot paper will be 460 mm and the width will be 140 mm ) ( For EVMs machines manufactured by BEL , the length of the ballot paper will be 461.5 mm and the width will be 140 mm ). Balloting Unit of EVMs: T otal length of the ballot paper
EVM – components – VVPAT – contd. VVPAT- allows the voters to verify that their votes are cast as intended.
VVPAT COMPONENTS
VV P A T COMPONENTS 11
VVPAT COMPONENTS
VV P A T c onn ec ti n g C a b l es : - BU interface 11
VVPAT – Printer Unit – Internal Parts Paper Roll Compartme n t 12
Paper Slip Compartme n t VVPAT – Printer Unt – Internal Parts 13
Battery Compartment VVPAT – Printer Unit – Internal Parts 14
VVPAT Counting Booth (VCB) CONTAINER PIGEON HOLE
TYPES OF SEALS USED FOR SEALING EVMs & VVPATs PINK PAPER SEAL GREEN PAPER SEAL / A-B STRIP SEAL
SEALS USED IN EVMs COMMON ADDRESS TAG SPECIAL TAG
EVM CONNECTION - PROCEDURES
1. Lamp does not glow when the EVM is switched ON. Battery (power pack) is not fitted properly or it maybe drained. REMEDY Insert the battery (power pack) properly. If the problem persists replace battery. 2. No beep sound and display indication when the EVM is ON. The Control Unit is defective and not fit for use. Replace the Control Unit with the good one and report to BEL. 3. Display shows INVALID and a beep sound heard. The button not pressed in proper sequence Press the button in proper sequence only. E R R OR R E ASON
92 3.1) INVALID When CANDIDATE SET button is pressed. Ballot or Close button is already pressed REMEDY EVM accepts Candidate only when it is cleared. 3.2) INVALID When CLEAR button is pressed. Previous result not seen. Press the result button. 3.3 INVALID When BALLOT is pressed Machine Closed Follow complete sequence 3.4 INVALID When RESULT is pressed Machine NOT CLOSED Press the close Button. E RRO R R E A S O N
93 4. No response to TOTAL button in the Control Unit. Busy lamp is ON Allow the voter to record his/her vote. 5. Ballot button is pressed, Busy lamp does not glow. Instead BU01 NOT RESPONDING appears on the Display Panel and short interrupted beep sound is heard. Interconnecting cable of BU1 not Connected Fix the cable properly. E RRO R R E A S O N R EME D Y
94 7.“Pressed Error” BU Button is struck. Switch of the CU, gently check the BU Buttons or replace. 8. I NOPER A TI V E. Dysfunctional CU. Replace CU. 9.All candidate LED of BU are blinking. BU is dysfunctional. Replace BU 6.Display showing ERROR and a beep sound is heard. Con tr o l Un i t i s de f e ct i v e Replace the Control Unit E RRO R R E A S O N R EME D Y
Thank you all… Mahendra Panda, OAS(S) Joint Secretary, Works department & GM-Proc, OSCSC Ltd.