write the difference between electronic voting machine and ballot paper in 200 words
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An Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is an electronic device used for recording votes. EVMs came as a replacement to ballot papers and was first used in No. 70 Parvur assembly constituency in Kerala in 1982.
An EVM comprises of a control unit which is placed with the polling officer and a balloting unit which is placed inside the voting compartment.The arrangement of names of candidates in the ballot paper is in alphabetical order, first candidates from national political parties figure and then from other state registered parties. EVM's are given to the polling station in two stages of randomization by the EVM tracking software produced by the commission.
As per the provisions of Rule 49MA of Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, the presiding officer can obtain a written declaration from the voter if they claim that the vote cast is incorrect. If the voter gives the written declaration referred to in sub-rule (1) of Rule 49MA, the presiding officer can permit the elector to record a test vote in the voting machine in his presence and see the paper slip is generated.