EC seeks Guinness record for Nizamabad for maximum EVMs

Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana, which went to elections Thursday, may well get into the Guiness Book of World Record for the use of largest number of electronic voting machines (EVMs).

With a high number of 185 candidates, including 178 farmers, in the contest, the Election Commission used 12 EVMs in each booth in the constituency.

Election officials have approached the Guinness Book of to recognise the usage of large number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in a constituency.

Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said they used nearly 27,000 Ballot Units for Nizamabad where the large number of farmers jumped into the fray to highlight their demand for remunerative price for turmeric and red sorghum and setting up of a Turmeric Board there.

We have approached to the consultant (of Guinness Book) who is based out of Hyderabad. They have given us a questionnaire and the answers to some of the questions I have approved and submitted to them. The process is in motion, Rajat Kumar told PTI.

Earlier in the day, he said: "This is the first time in the world where elections are conducted with such a large number of candidates using (such a large number of) EVMs."