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The archetypal randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 was carried retired successful Coimbatore territory connected Monday, with a full of 13,172 units allocated crossed 10 Assembly constituencies.
The machines were distributed to constituency-level warehouses from the territory warehouse located astatine the bureau of the Coimbatore South Taluk.
The process was conducted nether the supervision of District Collector and District Election Officer Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar successful the beingness of representatives of recognised governmental parties and predetermination observers.
The allocation covered 3,563 polling stations successful the district. Officials allotted 4,272 Ballot Units (BU) and 4,272 Control Units (CU), each including a 20% reserve, and 4,628 VVPAT units with a 30% reserve.
Among the constituencies, Kavundampalayam recorded the highest allocation, portion Valparai (SC) had the lowest. Other constituencies recorded allocations successful enactment with their polling presumption strength, with astir falling successful the scope of astir 1,000 to 1,400 units.
Officials said the allocation was carried retired utilizing the Election Commission’s EVM absorption system, ensuring randomisation successful the beingness of governmental enactment representatives.
After the archetypal randomisation, a equilibrium banal of machines remains disposable successful the district. As per the data, 4,071 Ballot Units, 928 Control Units and 944 VVPAT units are disposable arsenic surplus.
Following the process, constituency-wise lists of allocated machines volition beryllium shared with recognised governmental parties. The machines volition past beryllium handed implicit to Returning Officers and stored successful beardown rooms nether information and successful the beingness of enactment representatives.
Later, the District Election Officer on with constabulary and wide observers, inspected the ballot counting centre astatine the Government College of Technology and reviewed the preparatory works.
