Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh's 2027 Civic Body Polls to Go Fully Digital
Madhya Pradesh is a big state in India.
In 2027, people there will vote in city and village elections.
Voting is how people choose their leaders.
This time, the elections will be held in a fully digital way.
Voters will use electronic voting machines, which are machines that count votes electronically.
Earlier, only some elections used these machines.
In 2022, elections for some local bodies used EVMs.
But elections for ward members and sarpanches used paper ballots.
In 2027, those elections will use EVMs for the first time.
Officials are already getting training to prepare for the elections.
Madhya Pradesh's urban and rural civic body polls scheduled for 2027 will be conducted fully digitally, officials announced on Friday.
The elections will be held with the help of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), according to the office of the state election commission (SEC).
In 2022, urban civic body, zilla parishad, and janpad panchayat polls used EVMs, while ward member and sarpanch polls used ballot papers.
For the first time in Madhya Pradesh, ward member and sarpanch polls in 2027 will be held using EVMs.
Poll officials from various districts are being given training on conducting urban and rural civic body elections, kickstarting preparations for the 2027 polls.
- Who
- The office of the state election commission (SEC) of Madhya Pradesh; poll officials from various districts are being trained.
- What
- The urban and rural civic body polls in 2027 will be conducted fully digitally using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), including ward member and sarpanch polls for the first time.
- When
- 2027; the training and preparations have been announced on a Friday, kickstarting preparations ahead of the polls.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, covering urban civic bodies, zilla parishads, and janpad panchayats.
- Why
- The elections will be conducted fully digitally, with EVMs replacing ballot papers for ward member and sarpanch polls for the first time in the state.
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Poll year
- 2027
- Voting method
- Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)
- Announcement source
- Office of the state election commission (SEC)
- Key change
- Ward member and sarpanch polls to use EVMs for the first time in Madhya Pradesh
- Previous method (2022)
- Ward member and sarpanch polls used ballot papers
- Preparations
- Training of poll officials from various districts