Overview

• The Election Commission tested 48 ballot units, 31 control units and 31 VVPAT machines across ten assembly constituencies in Maharashtra.
• Certified engineers from Electronics Corporation of India Limited carried out diagnostic checks of burnt memory modules and microcontrollers on all devices.
• Mock polls verified that EVM control unit results aligned exactly with VVPAT slip counts, with no discrepancies detected.
• Eight candidates and their representatives observed the verification exercises to ensure transparency.
• The process follows the ECI’s standard operating procedures established after the Supreme Court’s April 2024 ruling to govern candidate-requested audits of EVMs and VVPATs.