Bhubaneswar: Two different colour of ballot papers are to be used for the General Elections to Urban Local Bodies in Odisha, informed the State Election Commission (SEC) on Saturday.
The colour of the Ballot Paper for the Corporator/Councilor will be Pink, and for Mayor/Chairperson will be Yellow.
The SEC stated that as per an earlier order, all elections to the Office of Mayors/Chairpersons and Corporators/Councilors shall be held by using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) supplied by Commission.
Two EVMs will be used in each booth and the Ballot Papers are to be printed to be pasted in the Ballot Unit of the EVM as well as to be used for the purpose of Election Duty Certificate (EDC) and Tendered Vote.
In view of this, the Commission has decided that there shall be Ballot Papers of two different colours to be used in the elections to Municipalities/NACs as well as Municipal Corporations, added the SEC.
