EVMs, polling materials sealed in strong room in Ooty
Electronic Voting Machines and polling materials have been secured in a strong room in Udhagamandalam. The Nilgiris district administration confirmed that the materials were stored under strict security measures. Candidates and their representatives have been informed about monitoring procedures for the materials until counting day.
- ▪EVMs and polling materials were moved to a strong room at the Government Polytechnic College in Udhagamandalam.
- ▪The storage was conducted in the presence of election observers, officers, and candidates' representatives.
- ▪A three-tier security system is in place to protect the polling materials until counting day.
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Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPAT) units and polling materials from the three assembly segments of Ooty, Gudalur and Coonoor in The Nilgiris were moved to the strong room at the Government Polytechnic College in Udhagamandalam on Friday.In a press release, the Nilgiris district administration said that the polling materials were stored in the strong room in the presence of election observers, election officers and candidates and their representatives. It also added that a three-tier security system is in place to ensure the security of the polling materials till the day of counting.Candidates and their representatives had already been briefed about how their representatives can keep vigil on the polling materials through monitoring CCTV cameras.
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