Congress candidates and their polling are keeping tight vigil near the strong rooms while fearing tampering of the stored Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
At Rajnandgaon , round-the-clock vigil is being maintained by polling agent of Congress candidate; while the candidates are also registering their presence near the strong rooms on a regular basis . The polling in Rajnandgaon district was held in first phase on November 12.
The EVMs have been kept in FCI Godown, Gauri Nagar. Assembly-wise strong rooms have been created. The counting would also take place in the same venue on December 11 from 8 am.
The district administration has formed three-layered security at the vote counting venue while the whole campus is being monitored with CCTVs.
Rajnandgaon City Congress President and Congress candidate Karuna Shukla’s polling agent Dinesh Sharma registered the objection stating that in the CCTV installed near the shutter, the lock of strong room is not visible.
Based on the objection, Rajnandgaon District Electoral Officer and Collector Bhim Singh inspected the spots in presence of Congress representatives.
He then directed to install additional camera.
Dinesh Sharma said that the administration is making arrangements for installing additional camera.
It is reported that three additional cameras have been installed.