The Election Commission announced the completion of the first randomization of EVM-VVPATs for Phase-II of the General Elections in Bihar. The District Election Officers (DEO) of all 20 districts of Bihar going to elections in Phase-II completed the first randomization of EVM-VVPATs which had passed the First Level Checking (FLC) on October 13, 2025. The randomization was done through the EVM Management System (EMS) by the DEOs, in the presence of representatives of National and State Recognised Political Parties. A total of 53,806 Ballot Units (BUs), 53,806 Control Units (CUs) and 57,746 VVPATs were randomly allotted to the 122 Assembly Constituencies having 45,388 Polling Stations. Constituency-wise lists of randomized EVMs and VVPATs were shared with the representatives of all National and State Recognised Political Parties at the respective district headquarters. The EVMs and VVPATs will be stored in respective Assembly Strong Rooms in the presence of the representatives of National and State Recognised Political Parties. After finalization of the list of contesting candidates, the list of first randomized EVMs and VVPATs will be shared with all the contesting candidates as well. The announcement was posted on October 14, 2025, at 3:22 PM by PIB Delhi (Release ID: 2178878).
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India (ECI): The primary authority directing the randomization of EVMs and VVPATs.
EVM-VVPATs: Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails, the core equipment being randomized.
Bihar: The state where the general elections are taking place.
National and State Recognised Political Parties: Key stakeholders involved in the randomization process.
Election Commission
First Randomisation of EVM-VVPATs for Phase-II of
General Elections in Bihar completed; Lists shared
with Political Parties
Posted On: 14 OCT 2025 3:22PM by PIB Delhi
1. As per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the District Election Officers (DEO) of
all the 20 districts of Bihar going to elections in Phase-II have completed the first randomization of
EVM-VVPATs which had passed the First Level Checking (FLC) on October 13, 2025.
2. The First Randomization was done through EVM Management System (EMS) by the DEOs in the
presence of the representatives of National and State Recognised Political Parties.
3. After the first randomisation, a total of 53,806 Ballot Units (BUs), 53,806 Control Units (CUs) and
57,746 VVPATs were randomly allotted to the 122 Assembly Constituencies having 45,388 Polling
Stations.
4. Constituency wise lists of randomized EVMs and VVPATs were shared with the representatives of all
National and State Recognised Political Parties at the respective district headquarters.
5. These EVMs and VVPATs will be stored in respective Assembly Strong Room in the presence of the
representatives of National and State Recognised Political Parties.
6. After finalization of list of contesting candidates, the list of first randomized EVMs and VVPATs will
be shared with all the contesting candidates also.
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PK/GDH/RP
(Release ID: 2178878)