State election commission to use EVM in panchayat bypolls

Bihar Election Commission has 6000 EVMs at its disposal and will require another 11,000 EVMs to conduct bypolls

PTI | October 21, 2011



The Election Commission in Bihar has demanded 11,000 EVMs for the upcoming panchayat bypolls in the state, an official said on Wednesday.

The State Election Commission has 6000 Electronic Voting Machines at its disposal and will require another 11,000 EVMs to conduct bypolls to fill up vacant posts of sarpanchs, gram panchayat members and zila parishad members, its secretary Ahibhushan Pandey said.

The Commission will issue notification on November 9 next for conduct of the panchayat bypolls around December this year, he said.

Depending on the availability of the EVMs, the Commission will also take a decision to conduct panchayat bypolls in one phase or more, Pandey said.

Panchayat polls in the state were held in April and May this year through ballot papers.
 

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