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Ludhiana: Randomisation of EVM's held in presence of representatives of political parties
Babushahi Bureau
Ludhiana, January 18, 2022: In view of the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections, the first round of randomization of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was held in the presence of political representatives, at Bachat Bhawan, here today.
The randomization was held in the presence of District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and representatives of several political parties.
Varinder Kumar Sharma said that polling booths have been set up in all the assembly constituencies of the district on which EVMs, as well as VVPAT machines, would be installed.
He said that EVMs and VVPAT machines equal to the number of polling booths were randomized today, besides an additional 20 percent CU, 20 percent BU, 20 percent VVPAT have been kept on reserve that can be used in case any machine malfunctions.
He said that after today’s randomization, the EVMs and VVPATs would be shifted by Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) to the strong rooms in their respective constituencies. A presentation on EVM and VVPAT machines was also given to the representatives of various political parties.
Prominent among those present on the occasion included ADC (G) Rahul Chaba, Election Tehsildar Anju Bala, besides several others.