Fate of the 28 candidates for Ranchi lok Sabha constituency after being sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines have been safely kept in the make shift strong rooms at Pandara Bazar Samiti premises in Ranchi being guarded under tight security as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India. The EVMs will be opened on May 16 on the day of counting by the counting officials in the presence of the candidate’s representatives.
“All the EVMs of six Assembly constituencies have safely been locked in the strong rooms under tight security of CRPF as well as district police,” said SSP Prabhat Kumar.According to Kumar two section of CRPF have been deployed as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India and an additional force of district police have also been provided by us.
Earlier on Friday, EVMs were sealed in the strong rooms in the presence of observers, magistrates, candidate’s representatives and handed over to the security after locking the EVMs in strong rooms.“Six names have been asked by the administration to guard the strong rooms along with the security personnel so that no discrepancy is done with the sealed EVMs,” said representative of AJSU candidate Ashok Nag.
Earlier on Friday, reports of the presiding officers were reviewed by the Returning officer along with the other officials, Nag added.“Complaints regarding polling booths were also screened by the returning officer and no objection were raised by any of the political party,” he said. Individual voting percentage of each Assembly constituency was also declared there, Ichagarh being on the top with 77 per cent, added Nag.
BJP leader CP Singh who was protested at Khelgaon believes that the EVMs kept at strong rooms are completely safe. “EVMs are completely safe in the strong rooms and no discrepancy could be done there,” he added. Counting of EVMs is scheduled on May 16.