Preparations for the upcoming lok Sabha elections have begun in the district. Checking and testing of electronic voting machines (EVM) have begun in the Collectorate, informed in an official statment issued here on Sunday.
Collector and District Election Officer P Dayanand has issued orders for strict checking of the machines. A total of 773 polling booths will be set up in Kabirdham district. There are 984 control units and 941 ballot unit available presently. Every booth will require one control unit and ballot unit.
Extra EVMs have been stored safely in the view of any situation of contingency. The election office is checking all the machines so that the polling is done smoothly.The machines have been brought from Electronic Corporation of India limited, Hyderabad.