Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) are being used by the Election Commission of India to conduct Elections to the Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies. Now consider the following statements :
1. EVMs were first used on pilot basis in Thrissur Assembly Constituency of Kerala.
2. EVMs are manufactured by Electronics Corporation of India Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited.
3. VVPATS were used first in by-elections for Khonsa Assembly Constituency of Arunachal Pradesh.
4. VVPAT is an additional unit attached to the EVM, which prints a slip of paper that carries only the serial number and symbol of the candidate voted.
Which of the statements given above is/are not true?
The question asks to identify the statements about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) that are not true.
Statement Analysis
- Statement 1: EVMs were first used on a pilot basis in Thrissur Assembly Constituency of Kerala.
- This statement is not true. EVMs were first used on a pilot basis in the Paravoor Assembly Constituency in Kerala in 1982.
- Statement 2: EVMs are manufactured by Electronics Corporation of India Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited.
- This statement is true. Both Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) are the public sector undertakings responsible for the manufacturing of EVMs.
- Statement 3: VVPATS were used first in by-elections for Khonsa Assembly Constituency of Arunachal Pradesh.
- This statement is not true. VVPATs were first introduced in India during a by-election in Nagaland (Dimapur-III AC) in 2013.
- Statement 4: VVPAT is an additional unit attached to the EVM, which prints a slip of paper that carries only the serial number and symbol of the candidate voted.
- This statement is not true. The VVPAT slip prints the serial number, name, and symbol of the candidate selected by the voter. It does not carry *only* the serial number and symbol, as the candidate's name is also displayed.
Conclusion
Based on the analysis, statements 1, 3, and 4 are not true. Statement 2 is true.
Therefore, the correct option includes statements 1, 3, and 4.
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