2 months ago
1
In presumption of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly General Elections, the process of allocating Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for each Assembly Constituencies successful Sivaganga territory done a randomisation method was held connected Monday.
As polling is scheduled for April 23, 2026, the archetypal signifier of constituency-wise randomisation of EVMs was completed connected Monday successful the beingness of General Election Observers - Kanchan Verma, (Sivaganga and Manamadurai (SC)) and Shama Parveen, (Karaikudi and Tiruppattur), on with the enactment representatives.
As per the process, for Karaikudi AC with 388 polling stations, 461 ballot units, 461 power units and 492 VVPATs; for Tirupattur AC with 368 polling stations, 437 ballot units, 437 power units and 467 VVPATs; for Sivaganga AC, 467 ballot units, 467 power units and 499 VVPATs; for Manamadurai (SC) AC, 369 polling stations, 439 ballot units, 439 power units and 468 VVPATs, person been allocated.
The process was conducted utilizing the EVM Management System (EMS). Based connected the unsocial recognition numbers generated by the machine strategy for each constituency, the machines are being moved from the main retention warehouse successful the Kanjirangal area.
The machines were being loaded into unafraid vehicles and transported nether equipped constabulary escort to the high-security strongrooms established astatine the respective Tahsildar offices wrong the 4 constituencies, said the officials.
Collector K. Porkodi informed that these strongrooms were equipped with CCTV surveillance and guarded by constabulary personnel. A elaborate study regarding these allocations had been provided to each governmental enactment representatives, she added.
