The Puri district administration came to an action mode on Wednesday for the upcoming elections scheduled in April 2019.
In a meeting of district officials, Puri Collector Jyoti Prakash Dash reviewed the preparations on Wednesday.
Proper operation of VVPAT and EVM machines, correction of errors, paper audits, besides finalisation of voter’s lists and awareness among voters were discussed.
Besides discussions were made on the verified paper audits trial system of VVPT that ensures voters their proof of vote within seven seconds of casting. Dash said every voter will be scanned before voting to ensure that genuine people cast their franchise.
The ongoing correction of voter’s lists which began from September 1 and will continue till September end came for review. The district administration decided to complete correction process within a month and came out with final lists. People needing change in voters I-cards were requested to come and correct in the office as early as possible.
Notably, on January 3, 2019, the additions of new voters will be published with a final list on next day. As many as 1,593 booths in the district have been fixed for voting.