Planning India's Voting Machine Fleet
guesstimates
India-specific
Set in India; the figures and context are India’s.What this case is about
India's National Election Logistics Directorate coordinates voting equipment for the country's parliamentary elections. It is preparing for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and wants a planning estimate for the number of electronic voting machines to have available. How many machines should it plan for, and how many are likely to be in use at typical turnout?
Objective
Estimate the eligible electorate and per machine voting capacity, then distinguish a buffered full turnout fleet from the number likely deployed at typical turnout.
Skills this case tests
Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Judgement and recommendation
This is an interview practice scenario. Figures in the brief are case inputs, not current market research.