SDMM / DMM Sealing After Counting — the procedure

Rajasthan ULB General Election 2026 · ECIL MPSV and MPMV machines

Gap closed 21.08.2026. Both modules previously recorded this as unknown, because letters 705 and 826 were not published on the ULB circulars page. They are printed in full inside the SEC's Compendium — ULB Election 2026 (Compedium_ULB_Election_2026.pdf, 344 pp, from sec.rajasthan.gov.in/cm/Upload/).

✅ Both letters have now been read. The two procedures are structurally identical. The only differences are which module is being sealed and the colour of the seal, envelope and stickers:

	SDMM (MPSV) — letter 705	DMM (MPMV) — letter 826
Module	Secure Detachable Memory Module	Detachable Memory Module
Paper seal, envelope, both stickers	🩷 PINK	⬜ WHITE
Machine owner	SEC Rajasthan	SEC Madhya Pradesh (used in Rajasthan on availability)
Everything else — 4 conditions, steps (a)–(m), all box sizes, iron box, treasury	identical	identical

🚨 Do not mix the colours. A pink seal belongs to an SDMM and a white seal to a DMM. Both letters use the same Annexure numbering (Annexure-1 = paper seal, -2 = envelope, -3 = medium-box sticker, -4 = large-box sticker) — in their own colour.

1. Why the SDMM is sealed at all

The MPSV Control Unit carries a device called the SDMM (Secure Detachable Memory Module). The polling data is collected in the SDMM during the poll. Once the SDMM is removed from the Control Unit, a new SDMM can be fitted and the EVM re-used for election work.

After the poll, once results are declared from the SDMM-equipped Control Unit, the SDMM must be removed from the CU, sealed, and kept in safe custody, so that in legal proceedings the polling record can be re-examined if the Hon'ble Court so requires.

🚨 This is why the ECIL machine itself is not sealed — a point stated independently in [2292 पैरा 29(1)] and in the SEC's earlier 2019 letter on the same subject, which closes with: "After sealing the SDMM there is no need to seal the EVM. These EVMs can be used in the next election after fitting a new SDMM."

Scope note: letter 705 is headed "नगरीय निकायों के सदस्यों के निर्वाचनों के पश्चात्" — after elections of members of urban bodies. Letter 826 carries the same heading. Both match the 2026 position that EVMs are used for the member post only [2184 पैरा 9(xxi)].

🆕 Where the MPMV machines come from. Letter 826 states that in the forthcoming urban body general elections in Rajasthan, MPMV EVMs owned by the State Election Commission, Madhya Pradesh will be used, based on availability. This explains [2184 पैरा 16] — "machines received on loan are to be returned to their place". It also explains why the Margdarsika 2026 does not cover MPMV at all: the PRO guide covers MPSV and M3A/MK-5, and MPMV is an availability-based supplement.

Consequence for training: if any ward is allotted an MPMV, its polling party has no Commission-issued operating guide in the 2026 material — only this sealing letter. Raise it with the DEO before deployment. See EVM GAPS §2.

2. The four governing conditions [705 पैरा 1–4]

3. The sealing procedure, step by step [705 (a)–(m)]

4. Materials to be arranged [705, materials list]

(The 2019 predecessor letter additionally listed lac (चपड़ी), candle, matches, thread and cloth for sealing the envelopes and the iron box. Letter 705's own list as printed ends at item 10; the lac sealing is nevertheless required by steps (e) and (m).)

5. Where this sits in the counting sequence

Counting complete → result declared  [2292 पैरा 26]
        ▼
🚨 SDMM sealed IMMEDIATELY, in the counting room, under RO/ARO supervision   [705 पैरा 1]
   by the DEO's 5-member sealing team                                        [705 पैरा 2]
   one ward fully finished before the next ward's SDMM is removed            [705 पैरा 3]
   entire process videographed                                               [705 पैरा 4]
        ▼
small box → pink paper seal (+ candidates' signatures) → rubber band
        → pink envelope, lac-sealed → medium box + sticker → 1" cello tape
        → large box + sticker → 3" cello tape → iron box, locked + lac-sealed
        ▼
Treasury (कोषालय), safe custody                                              [705 (m)]

Remember the machine itself: ECIL MPSV/MPMV Control Units are NOT sealed — only the SDMM/DMM [2292 पैरा 29(1)]. The Rule 63-B re-sealing routine (battery out, sections re-sealed, boxed, address tag) is for the non-ECIL (BEL) machines [2292 पैरा 29(2)]. After the SDMM is sealed, the MPSV machine can be re-used with a new SDMM.

5-A. ✅ The four annexure formats — FOUND AND READ (21.08.2026)

They are in the Compendium at printed pages 217–221 (PDF 230–234), immediately after letter 705. All four are गुलाबी रंग (pink) for the SDMM.

✅ The white DMM set (letter 826) has also been opened — printed 225–229 (PDF 238–242). It is the same four formats, identical in structure and size, differing only in that they are सफेद रंग (white) and say डी.एम.एम. where the pink set says एस.डी.एम.एम. (verified on Annexure-2, printed 227: "लिफाफे का प्ररूप (सफेद रंग) (Size - 12cm X 9cm) — पेपर सील से पैक डी.एम.एम. युक्त प्लास्टिक की छोटी डिब्बी को रखकर चपडी से सील करने हेतु").

What each one must carry

Annexure-1 (paper seal) — marked D and M on its two tabs, SEC Rajasthan, पृष्ठ भाग on the reverse tab, its own Sr. No., and then: राज्य निर्वाचन आयोग, राजस्थान · एस.डी.एम.एम. पेपर सील क्रमांक · नगरीय निकाय चुनाव · जिला · ननि/नप/नपा · मतदान केन्द्र सं. · मतदान केन्द्र का नाम · SDMM क्र. · मतगणना दिनांक · SDMM में उपलब्ध मतगणना परिणाम · सदस्य वार्ड क्र. · आर.ओ./ए.आर.ओ. हस्ताक्षर/सील**

Annexure-2 (envelope, 12×9) — same particulars plus निर्वाचन का विवरण, a boxed मतदान केन्द्र संख्या, and आर.ओ./ए.आर.ओ. हस्ताक्षर एवं सील.

Annexure-3 (small sticker, 8×5) — जिला · ननि/नप/नपा का नाम · निर्वाचन का विवरण · boxed मतदान केन्द्र संख्या · मतदान केन्द्र का नाम · एस.डी.एम.एम. क्र.

Annexure-4 (large sticker, 20×6) — जिला · ननि/नप/नपा का नाम · पद (जिसके निर्वाचन से संबंधित है) · नगर निकाय के सदस्य वार्ड संख्या · and 🚨 a मतदान केन्द्र/बूथ संख्या table with से … तक columns — i.e. the large box carries a booth RANGE, not a single booth.

✅ Consequence: the nesting in §5 is now fully documented — small box (one SDMM, sealed with Annexure-1) → pink envelope 12×9 (Annexure-2, lac-sealed) → medium box (Annexure-3 sticker, one SDMM number) → large box (Annexure-4 sticker, a booth RANGE) → iron box → treasury. Only the large box covers several booths; everything inside it is per-booth.

6. What is still open

1. ✅ Letter 826 has been read — see the comparison table at the top. Nothing is assumed.
2. ✅ Annexures 1–4 of BOTH letters have been found and read — see §5-A. This item is closed.
3. MPMV has no operating guide in the 2026 material — only this sealing letter. See the note in §1.
4. Letter 705 is numbered /2019/705 — the file series is 2019 but the letter is dated 20.01.2026; it is the current instruction, cited as such by [2184 पैरा 15] and [2292 पैरा 29(1)].