First randomisation of EVMs/VVPATs to be held on March 23

District Election Officer and Collector V. Mohanachandran has announced that the archetypal randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machines volition beryllium conducted astatine the Collectorate connected March 23 successful the beingness of recognized governmental enactment representatives.

Stating that the database of machines allotted to the 4 Assembly Constituencies of Thiruthuraipoondi (SC), Mannargudi, Tiruvarur and Nannilam volition beryllium fixed to the recognised governmental enactment representatives and the Election Returning Officers and Assistant EROs of the respective constituencies aft the randomisation, the DEO said these machines volition beryllium stored successful the beardown rooms allotted for each constituency.

After finalisation of the campaigner database of each constituency, the candidates would person the database of EVMs/VVPATs, helium said successful a property merchandise connected March 20.

On Friday, the DEO inspected the functioning of an predetermination flying squad posted connected Mannargudi-Needamangalam Road astatine Kuruvaimozhi country successful Mannargudi Assembly segment. He inquired astir however they were conducting the checks and whether due records astir the conveyance checks were maintained by them.

In Thanjavur

Meanwhile, the District Election Officer and Thanjavur Collector, B. Priyanka Pankajam has announced that the archetypal randomization workout for allotment of EVMs/VVPATs for the 8 Assembly segments of Thiruvidaimaruthur (SC), Kumbakonam, Papanasam, Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur, Orathanadu, Pattukottai and Peravurani successful Thanjavur territory volition beryllium held connected March 23 astatine the District Collectorate.