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Pattern change in casting vote in Elections - History

Improvement Track of Casting Vote during Elections: ELECTION IN INDIA BEFORE EVM: During the first two Lok Sabha elections in 1952 and 1957, and simultaneous Assembly polls, each candidate was allotted a separate ballot box. The poll symbol of the candidate or his party was pasted on the respective ballot boxes. There was no ballot paper yet with names of the candidates and respective poll symbols printed on it. The voters were required to drop a pre-printed ballot paper in the box of the candidate of their choice. The literacy in India was less than 30 per cent and such a system led to fears of manipulation, tampering and booth capturing. The separate ballot box system was replaced with a single ballot box one and now the voters were given a ballot paper with names and symbols of the candidates printed on them. WHY BALLOT PAPER WAS GIVEN UP: The printed ballot paper system was first used in the mid-term polls in Kerala and Odisha. The same system continued till 19...