The Scenario of Electronic Voting Machine in India

Voting is the constitutional right in India under the representation of the people Act 1951 under Article 19 (1) (a) .Elections are held regularly to the parliament, state legislatures and to the institutions of urban and rural bodies after every 5 years in India. Fundamental right of voting in election process forms the basis of democracy. After completing 18 years of age every citizens must cast his or her vote. Election is the process through which people choose their representatives to represent them in the decision and policy formation process of the government. Use of Electronic Voting Machine in the election process is one of the remarkable contributions of science and technology. It has made electoral process in India simple and easier as compare to the ballot papers and ballot boxes. After the 35 years of India’s Independence EVM has been started using for election. Use of EVM makes sure our democracy is not affected. This research paper will evaluate machine’s effect and analysis the process of election in detail.