Q. Which is the first constituent assembly to use the electronic voting machines for polling?

A
Paravur
B
Thrissur
C
Kochi
D
Ernakulam
Solution:

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used on an experimental basis for the first time in elections to 16 Assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh (5), Rajasthan (5) and Delhi (6) held in November, 1998.

Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) was first used in 1982 in the by-election to Parur Assembly Constituency of Kerala for a limited number of polling stations (50 polling stations). They are being used in part from 1999 elections and in total since 2004 elections.

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