Repolling in 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.