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Bihar polls: EVMs to carry photos of candidates to avoid confusion
New Delhi, Sep 9: Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi announced on Wednesday that the electronic voting machines (EVM) will carry photos of the candidates in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. [Bihar to hold 5-phase assembly elections: Polls to begin from Oct 12, Results on Nov 8]
The first phase of the five-stage poll is scheduled for October 12.
"This has been done to avoid confusion among voters to identify their candidates. In the last few elections, it was seen that there were so many candidates of the same name which created confusion among the voters.
[Bihar Assembly poll dates announced: All you need to know]
"The matter was also taken to the Supreme Court. We believe that the voters should know and be able to identify their candidates. That's why we have decided to use photos on the EVMS," Zaidi said.
[BJP will be a 'force to reckon with' in Bihar assembly polls: Yogendra Yadav]
Bihar elections will be conducted in five phases starting October 12. The last phase of the polls will be held on November 5.
IANS
