Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer Subrat Sahoo during a live interaction on Facebook with electors said, electronic voting machines (EVMs) will have photograph of the candidate’s along with their respective election symbol in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Sahoo made an appeal to state residents to come forward to register their names in electoral roll and also to come out and vote without fear, allurement or pressure.
Sahoo also provided details on election model code of conduct, cVIGIL and Chhattisgarh-Tracking of Polling Process Software (C-TOPPS) along with other applications being used in election process.
The CEO also answered queries raised by electors during the interaction. He briefed them on the election related preparedness, arrangements made and election model code of conduct.
Some of the participants wanted to hold such type of interaction on regular basis.
Questions were also raised on transfer of state government officials.
CEO said that in all the polling centres arrangements for shade, drinking water and toilet along with help desk are being made. Wheelchair is being provided for the differently abled citizens.