<p>The Election Commission will showcase the remote electronic voting machine (RVM) prototype for migrant voters to representatives of political parties on Monday.</p>.<p>The poll panel has invited eight recognised national parties and 57 recognised state parties for a demonstration on Monday morning.</p>.<p>The letter states that they have been invited for a "discussion on improving voter participation of domestic migrants using remote voting." </p>.<p>During the demonstration of the remote EVM, members of EC's Technical Expert Committee will also be present.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/ec-to-visit-jammu-kashmir-in-march-before-taking-call-on-holding-assembly-polls-1181216.html" target="_blank">EC to visit Jammu & Kashmir in March before taking call on holding Assembly polls</a></strong></p>.<p>While inviting parties for the demonstration of the prototype, the poll panel had also issued a concept note on the technology.</p>.<p>Parties were also asked to give in writing their views by end of January on issues such as changes required on the law to allow use of RVM.</p>.<p>If implemented after stakeholder consultations, migrant voters do not need to travel to their home districts to exercise their franchise.</p>.<p>Terming counting of votes cast at remote booths and their transmission to the returning officer in other states as a "technological challenge", Election Commission officials had earlier said RVMs will be developed as "a robust, failproof and efficient stand-alone system" based on existing electronic voting machines and will not be connected to the internet.</p>.<p>The multi-constituency remote EVM, developed by public sector undertaking Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), can handle up to 72 constituencies from a single remote polling booth.</p>.<p>ECIL and Bharat Electronics Ltd are the two PSUs manufacturing the EVMs.</p>.<p>The RVM is a modified version of the time-tested model of M3 (Mark 3) EVMs to enable voting at remote polling stations -- polling stations outside home constituency, for domestic migrants.</p>.<p>The initiative, if implemented, can lead to a "social transformation" for migrants, the EC had said last month. </p>
<p>The Election Commission will showcase the remote electronic voting machine (RVM) prototype for migrant voters to representatives of political parties on Monday.</p>.<p>The poll panel has invited eight recognised national parties and 57 recognised state parties for a demonstration on Monday morning.</p>.<p>The letter states that they have been invited for a "discussion on improving voter participation of domestic migrants using remote voting." </p>.<p>During the demonstration of the remote EVM, members of EC's Technical Expert Committee will also be present.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/ec-to-visit-jammu-kashmir-in-march-before-taking-call-on-holding-assembly-polls-1181216.html" target="_blank">EC to visit Jammu & Kashmir in March before taking call on holding Assembly polls</a></strong></p>.<p>While inviting parties for the demonstration of the prototype, the poll panel had also issued a concept note on the technology.</p>.<p>Parties were also asked to give in writing their views by end of January on issues such as changes required on the law to allow use of RVM.</p>.<p>If implemented after stakeholder consultations, migrant voters do not need to travel to their home districts to exercise their franchise.</p>.<p>Terming counting of votes cast at remote booths and their transmission to the returning officer in other states as a "technological challenge", Election Commission officials had earlier said RVMs will be developed as "a robust, failproof and efficient stand-alone system" based on existing electronic voting machines and will not be connected to the internet.</p>.<p>The multi-constituency remote EVM, developed by public sector undertaking Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), can handle up to 72 constituencies from a single remote polling booth.</p>.<p>ECIL and Bharat Electronics Ltd are the two PSUs manufacturing the EVMs.</p>.<p>The RVM is a modified version of the time-tested model of M3 (Mark 3) EVMs to enable voting at remote polling stations -- polling stations outside home constituency, for domestic migrants.</p>.<p>The initiative, if implemented, can lead to a "social transformation" for migrants, the EC had said last month. </p>