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When the first elector presses a button on the ballot unit to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the electronic voting machine (EVM) will have reached the important milestone of being used in five parliamentary polls since 2004. The journey of the EVM has been quite eventful with several political parties questioning its reliability and others hailing how quickly results are announced with little scope of rigging.

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India News: The EVM has been used in five parliamentary polls since 2004. Despite criticisms, the technology has evolved and undergone upgrades. VVPAT machines en

As per statistics of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, out of 178 countries of the world where elections are held, e-voting is currently being used, partially or wholly, in the national elections of only 28 countries.