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District Election Officer and District Collector S. Kandasamy has said that objection vans equipped with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) volition beryllium deployed crossed each 8 Assembly constituencies successful the territory to familiarise voters with the polling procedure.
In a release, the Collector said that the nationalist would person the accidental to enactment successful mock voting exercises successful their respective localities. He urged voters to marque usage of these initiatives to amended recognize the voting process and guarantee informed information successful the forthcoming election.
According to the release, successful mentation for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election 2026, the First Level Checking (FLC) of EVMs was conducted successful the territory successful accordance with the directives of the Election Commission of India. The verification process was carried retired astatine the EVM information warehouse located wrong the Erode Revenue Divisional Office field betwixt December 11, 2025, and January 10, 2026. All machines underwent thorough inspection to guarantee readiness for the electoral process.
Following the completion of the checks, the EVMs were distributed to 8 Assembly constituencies successful Erode territory for elector consciousness and grooming purposes. The allocation includes 26 machines for Erode (East), 32 for Erode (West), 29 each for Modakkurichi and Perundurai, 31 each for Bhavani and Gobichettipalayam, 27 for Anthiyur, and 33 for Bhavanisagar constituencies.
An EVM Demonstration Centre was besides opened astatine the District Collectorate field connected January 21, 2026. Similar centres person besides been established astatine the Erode Revenue Divisional Office and the Gobichettipalayam Sub-Collector’s Office, the merchandise added.
