Politics● LowOct 31 · Oct 31, 2026, 4:05 AM
Why are paper ballots used for MLC polls? Explained
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia
MLC elections use proportional representation through a single transferable vote. Voters rank candidates instead of picking just one. EVMs are built for “first-past-the-post elections” in India in which voter chooses one candidate, so they cannot record ranked preferences
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