Preparations for Delhi Assembly elections 2025 are going on in full swing. But meanwhile, the Election Commission said that preparations are complete for two major electoral reforms to increase voter participation and keep the voting format secret. Totalizer is also an option in this. But do you know what a totalizer is and how it can be used in elections.
Election Commission mentioned totalizer
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that preparations are complete for two major electoral reforms to increase voter participation in elections and keep the voting format secret. But political consent will be required to implement them. In fact, in the press conference held on January 7 to announce the schedule of Delhi Assembly elections, he said that ‘Totalizer’, the technology to link multiple EVMs and keep the booth-wise voting format secret, is ready with the Election Commission. However, he said that it can be used only after political consent.
what is totalizer
Now the question is what is a totalizer? Let us tell you that Totalizer is a mechanism in voting machines to hide the booth-wise voting pattern. A totalizer allows the votes cast in approximately 14 polling stations to be counted simultaneously by adding up all the EVMs. Let us tell you that at present votes are counted booth by booth. Due to which political parties know who has got the most votes. During this period, violence is often seen in those areas.
Totalizer will increase privacy
Let us tell you that during voting at booths in rural areas of India, many times political parties come to know from where they have got less votes. After which they scare the voters. But with the advent of totalizer, votes of 14 polling stations can be counted simultaneously, due to which no one will know which party has got less votes at which booth. By doing this, all the information regarding voting and voters will be kept secret. However, according to the Election Commission, consent of all political parties is necessary for its implementation, without that totalizer cannot be used in elections.
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