Mumbai: As per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the District Election Officers (DEOs) of all eight Assembly Constituencies going to bye-elections in the States of Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Telangana, Punjab, Mizoram, Odisha, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have completed the first randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) between October 9 and October 16, 2025.

The randomisation was carried out using the EVM Management System (EMS) by the DEOs in the presence of representatives from recognised national and state political parties. Constituency-wise lists of the randomised EVMs and VVPATs were shared with these representatives at the respective district headquarters.

Following the completion of th

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