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In summation to the deployment of 50 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) that were inducted earlier this month, Union Ministry of Home Affairs has allotted 250 companies of CAPF to Tamil Nadu for behaviour of safe, escaped and just elections. These companies would beryllium inducted connected April 6 and 13. Other preparatory operations, including grooming of canvass personnel, randomization of EVMs and VVPAT units were besides underway.
The Election Commission of India has scheduled the archetypal randomization of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units for the April 23 Assembly predetermination crossed Tamil Nadu for adjacent week. The process would instrumentality spot successful each 38 districts of Tamil Nadu 1 of the days betwixt March 23 and 25, according to an authoritative release.
The archetypal randomization of EVMs and VVPATs would beryllium done done EVM Management System (EMS) by the District Election Officer acrophobic successful the beingness of the representatives of National and State recognised governmental parties. After completion of archetypal randomization, lists of EVMs and VVPATs allocated Constituency-wise would beryllium shared with each the National and State recognised governmental parties astatine territory headquarters.
Thereafter, these EVMs and VVPATs would beryllium provided to the Returning Officers/Assistant Returning Officers acrophobic for usage successful elections. “These EVMs and VVPATs volition beryllium stored successful respective Assembly Strong Room successful the beingness of the representatives of National and State recognized governmental parties. After finalization of database of contesting candidates, the database of archetypal randomized EVMs and VVPATs volition beryllium shared to each the contesting candidates also,” the merchandise said.
On Thursday, a virtual grooming league connected Presiding Officer mobile App (PRO App) was held to each the DEOs/ROs.
