DC and SSP review preparations, inspect EVM warehouse in DAC
Kapurthala, November 3: In compliance with the directions of the Election Commission of India, the First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines would commence from November 12 in the district.
The exercise will be carried out by expert engineers from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru.
To review the preparations for the exercise, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Akash Bansal and SSP Gaurav Toora on Tuesday chaired an important meeting with the concerned officials.
During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner said that the primary motive of this inspection was to ensure that polling was conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner during upcoming assembly elections. He also informed that Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Shikha Bhagat had been appointed as the supervisor to ensure the smooth and transparent conduct of the First Level Checking. The checking process will be carried out daily from 9 AM to 7 PM. He added that nodal officers and assistant nodal officers had also been deployed to ensure proper monitoring and supervision of the entire exercise.
After the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner, Senior Superintendent of Police, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Assistant Commissioner Ravinder Singh Arora, and Election Tehsildar visited the EVM warehouse and reviewed the security arrangements and other logistical preparations made there.
