Tech-ing Polls: EVMs Are Designed To Foil Booth Capturing Attempts In A Clever Way. Here’s How

Elections 2024: The ECI claims that booth capturing has been “eliminated” simply by making the entire attempt “not worthwhile even if attempted.” 

While paper ballots made it easier to stuff in spurious votes, EVMs are fitted with a fail-safe to avoid such incidents. ( Image Source :Getty )

Lok Sabha Elections are right around the corner, slated to kick off on April 19, and ahead of the polls, concerns are cropping up among political parties and voters alike around incidents of booth capturing. Simply put, booth capturing takes place when bad actors illegally take control of a polling booth to cast votes in favour of any candidate. Now, to help foil such attempts, electronic voting machines (EVMs) used by the Election Commission of India (ECI) have a clever card up their sleeves.