Effectiveness of Electronic Voting Machine in the Electoral System of India: New Opportunities and Challenges
Dip Jyoti Bhuyan
Dr. Dip Jyoti Bhuyan, Department of Political Science, The Assam Royal Global University ,Assam, India
Manuscript received on 05 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 11 March 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2019 | PP: 192-199 | Volume-8 Issue-2, July 2019 | Retrieval Number: A2199058119/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.A2199.078219
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Abstract: To ensure the privilege of voting rights of the citizens, the procedure of election with security and integrity is a basic condition of any nation. Voting in India is a constitutional and fundamental right under the Representation of People Act 1951 and under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. The Elections in India are performed almost completely using electronic voting machines (EVM) build up over the past 2 decades by a pair of government-owned companies. However, in India these devices is known as Electronic Voting Machines ,have been praised for their easy devise, ease of use, and reliability, but recently they have also been criticized and despite this criticism, several particulars of the machineries’ design have never been publicly disclosed, and they have not been subjected to a rigorous, independent security evaluation. This research paper will evaluate the machine’s effectiveness and function in detail, as well as address its safety in light of related election procedures. Presently , in India available Electronic Voting Machines(EVM) has been applauded for their uncomplicated design, dependability as well as usability, yet as of late they have moreover been condemned taking after across the board reports of race abnormalities. In spite of this feedback, numerous subtle parts of the machines’ outline have never been freely unveiled, as well as they have not been subjected to a thorough, autonomous security assessment. However, the whole world efficiently dismisses the electronic voting machine (EVM) and in fact, just a couple of nations are presently using the electronic voting machines (EVM). The research paper examines the effectiveness of the EVMs in the electoral system of India with new challenges and opportunities.
Keywords: Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), Election Commission of India (ECI), India, Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT),
Scope of the Article: Open Source: Challenges and Opportunities