The Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is a voting system completely developed In-House jointly by Base Technologies and sister concern Salbro Engineers. Both these companies jointly handle projects and operate from the same premises in Mumbai, India.
EVM Features
- Controller based system of Voting in comparison to Previous Ballot Paper Voting.
- Tamper Proof. No influence of radioactive waves, electromagnetic waves etc
- Electro – Mechanical Tactile buttons are used in the ballot units
- Field configurable: Configure the EVM via Evm_App software to set
- Pc/Laptop is connected to EVM control units only to configure them before voting starts and for retrieving of vote data after election ends else the EVM system works independently.
- Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).
- 65,000 votes for each candidate can be cast.
- Basic model of our EVM accepts up to 16 contestants /candidates in the race. Exceeding 16 candidates we cascade/ attach additional Ballot unit of 16 buttons each.
- Basic model of our EVM accepts up to 16 contestants /candidates in the race. Exceeding 16 candidates we cascade/ attach additional Ballot unit of 16 buttons each.
- One EVM control unit can handle up to 64 candidates.
- No loss of voting data even in the case of power failure.
- No invalid votes can be cast
- Voting data is stored in memory chips and the data is stored for decades.
- Memory chips can only be erased by authenticated users only via the PC/Laptop “Evm_App” software.
- Transfer data from Evm Control Units to Evm_App for consolidated reports.
- Encoded / Encrypted result files can be uploaded unto server in a secure manner.
- Reusability.
- Conduct voting even in the absence of electrical supply.
- Eco Friendly.
PC Software – EVM Data Analysis
The PC software is a windows based desktop application and it provides the user with a graphical user interface to
- Requesting stored data from all controls units.
Configuring the EVM in setting
1) No of Candidates contesting elections.
2) No of Categories (16 Categories in all) OR no category
3) No of votes the voter is permitted to cast.
4) Compulsory/Not compulsory voting
5) No of winners to be selected from each category.
6) No of winners to be selected from each category
7) Receiving data from control units, decoding it and saving data into respective encrypted files.
8) It does not consider data from the same unit even if multiple requests are made.
9) It outputs a consolidated report considering data from all units that were connected to PC.