EVMs and VVPATs were first randomly assigned using the automated method in the Collectorate meeting room. Political party representatives were present during the full randomization procedure.
According to District Election Officer Praveen Singh, computer systems are used to randomly choose EVM devices during the election process to ensure peaceful and equitable voting. A demonstration explaining the randomization process to political party officials was presented during this.
The first randomization of 1485 BU, CU, and 1607 VVPAT was carried out for 1238 polling locations of the four assemblies of the district for the Lok Sabha elections in Vidisha, Bhopal, and Dewas.
For the purpose of randomly assigning 435 BU, CU, and 471 VVPAT to 363 polling places in the Budhni Assembly that are part of the Vidisha Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency.
330 BU, CU, and 357 VVPAT were randomly assigned to 275 Ichhawar Assembly voting places. Similarly, 265 polling places in the Sehore Assembly, which is part of the Bhopal Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency, had its 318 BU, CU, and 344 VVPAT randomly assigned.
In order to create 335 Ashta Vighan Sabha voting stations under Dewas Lok Sabha, 402 BU, CU, and 435 VVPAT were randomly assigned. Sanjay Joshi of DOO carried out the randomization method.