- As per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the District Election Officers (DEO) of all the 18 districts of Bihar going to elections in Phase-I have completed the first randomization of EVM-VVPATs which have passed the First Level Checking (FLC) on October 11, 2025.
- 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.
- After the first randomisation, a total of 54,311 Ballot Units (BUs), 54,311 Control Units (CUs) and 58,123 VVPATs were randomly allotted to the 121 Assembly Constituencies having 45, 336 Polling Stations.
- Constituency wise lists of randomized EVMs and VVPATs were shared with the representatives of all National and State Recognised Political Parties at their respective district headquarters.
- 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.
- After finalization of list of contesting candidates, the list of first randomized EVMs and VVPATs will be shared with all the contesting candidates also.
