EVM votes are counted in several rounds. The votes of 14 EVMs are counted in every round. Form 17-C is signed by the agent after each round. These agents belong to political parties. The candidate or his agent is allowed to be present in the counting center. There is also a blackboard at the counting center, in which the number of votes which candidate got after each round is written. An announcement is then made through a loudspeaker, which is called a trend.
VVPAT matching
A VVPAT machine is a type of machine, which is linked to the EVM. It contains the details of who you voted for while voting. This can be seen while voting. This generates a slip which bears the candidate’s name and election symbol. This slip is visible for a few seconds, then falls down.
Elections were conducted in Kerala for the first time using EVMs.
In India, the first assembly elections were held in Kerala in May 1982 using EVMs or Electronic Voting Machines. At that time there was no law to conduct elections using EVMs. A law was made for this in 1989. However, even after the enactment of law, EVMs could not be used for many years. In 1998, EVMs were used for 25 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi. In 1999, EVMs were also used for 45 Lok Sabha seats. For the first time in May 2001, EVMs were used in all assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal.