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EVMs to be more voter-friendly: ECI's new rules start with Bihar

The Election Commission of India has updated its guidelines to alter the layout of EVM ballot papers, starting with the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. Provisioned under Rule 49B of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, candidates’ photographs will now be printed in colour, replacing the earlier black-and-white or no-photo versions, to facilitate clearer identification.The poll body said that the photographs of candidates will be printed in colour on the EVM Ballot Paper, and the candidate's face will occupy three-fourths of the photo space for better visibility. Serial numbers of candidates/NOTA will be printed in the international form of Indian numerals. The font size will be 30 and in bold for clarity, they further added. The upgraded EVM Ballot Papers will be used in the upcoming elections, starting with the Assembly polls in Bihar.

The Election Commission said that the initiative is in line with the 28 initiatives already taken by the ECI in the past 6 months to streamline and improve election processes and enhance convenience for voters.The EVM Ballot Papers will be printed on 70 GSM paper. For Assembly Elections, pink-coloured paper of specified RGB values shall be used, the release said.

 


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