Write an article debating the merits and demerits of the EVM.
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Elections in India by using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) started more than 30 years after getting independence. Till then only paper ballots were used. Finding that there were many malpractices like Vote rigging, forged voting, booth capturing with muscle power, too much time consumed in getting the paper ballots packed and to avoid the wastage of tons of paper during election process, Election Commission of India thought of alternate and better way of using voting rights by citizens.
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Accordingly, to begin with Electetion Commission first used the EVMs in 1982 in the by-election to North Paravur Assembly Constituency in Kerala at some of the polling stations. Later the EVMS were used in select constituencies of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The experiments were found successful and later in 1999, the EVMs were used in the Goa Assembly general election (entire state). In 2003, all by-elections and state elections were held using EVMs. After that, Election Commission decided to use only EVMs for Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and did away with paper ballot
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