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District Election Officer and District Collector S. Kandasamy on Friday inspected the commencement of the first level checking of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) astatine the EVM warehouse located connected the premises of the Erode Revenue Divisional Office.
In presumption of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, the EVM warehouse was opened connected Thursday successful the beingness of representatives of each recognised governmental parties, pursuing which the checking process began nether the supervision of the Collector.
During the inspection, the Collector reviewed the procedures carried retired by engineers of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru, and obtained details astir the assorted stages of the process. He besides briefed representatives of nationalist and State governmental parties connected the procedures being followed.
A full of 5,777 ballot units, 3,582 power units, and 3,627 elector verifiable insubstantial audit way (VVPATs) stored successful the warehouse are undergoing checks. The process is expected to proceed for about one month. The verification is being carried retired arsenic per the guidelines laid down successful the “Electronic Voting Machine Manual” available connected the Election Commission of India’s website.
