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As the precise archetypal measurement towards conducting the Assembly polls, apt successful April adjacent year, the State Election Commission (SEC) volition organise a store connected the first-level cheque (FLC) of physics voting machines (EVMs) and elector verifiable insubstantial audit way (VVPATs) successful Kochi connected Friday (December 19, 2025).
All 14 District Collectors, who are besides territory predetermination officers, Deputy Collectors (Election), and FLC supervisors are expected to be the event. Deputy Election Commissioner Sanjay Kumar volition inaugurate the workshop.
The programme is aimed astatine imparting grooming to officials successful preliminary checking of EVMs and VVPATs to guarantee that they are functional. The grooming volition beryllium conducted connected the ground of the manual connected EVMs, and copies of the aforesaid are expected to beryllium distributed to the officials concerned, authoritative sources said.
Following the training, the process of FLC is apt to statesman successful districts by January 3. The process is expected to beryllium completed successful a fewer days. The checking volition beryllium conducted by district-level officials.
In Ernakulam, the process volition beryllium held astatine the EVM and VVPAT store country astatine the civilian presumption successful Kakkanad. FLC of EVMs and VVPATs for the section assemblage polls held earlier this period was conducted successful the territory mode backmost successful July, the sources said.
Ahead of the workshop, the Deputy Election Commissioner called connected District Collector G. Priyanka connected Wednesday. Sub Collector Grandhe Sai Krishna and lawman collectors attended the gathering held astatine the Collector’s chamber.
