Teams for first level checking (FlC) and commissioning of electronic voting machines during ensuing Panchayats and urban body elections have been constituted. The teams have been constituted by EVM manufacturing company ECIl.
ECIl has constituted divisional mobile teams, regional repairing centres and district FlC teams. The company will technically upgrade all the control units. Commissioning of EVMs will be made in the presence of candidates. First ballot unit will be prepared for election of Zila Panchayat members and second ballot unit for Janpad Panchayat members. Additional ballot unit will be placed if the number of candidates including NOTA is over 15.
Minimum on reserve EVM will be kept ready for every Gram Panchayat during Panchayat elections. Collectors and district election officers will take decision for keeping ready more than one EVM in accordance with availability of EVMs in districts. Reserve EVM will be used by order of returning officer if an EVM goes out of order during polling.
Two EVMs will be kept in reserve for every ward of Municipal Corporation and Nagar Palikas and minimum one EVM for Nagar Parishad. The commission has appointed nodal officers of the rank of executive engineer in every district to ensure smooth action pertaining to repairing, FlC and commissioning of EVMs. Each nodal officer will be helped by 2 assistants. Assistant nodal officers will remain present during entire process of FlC and commissioning of EVMs. The nodal officers will present daily reports of FlC and commissioning in prescribed proforma to the commission and collectors.