As per the instructions of the Election Commission of India and Chief electoral officer Raipur, the first stage of inspection of electronic voting machines received for the forthcoming assembly election 2013 will be done on the collectorate premises from July 25 to August 3.
District electoral officer and collector Rajat Kumar on Tuesday reviewed the perusal of the first-stage of electronic voting machine inspection venue to be done by the political parties. He also gave necessary guidelines to the election nodal officer R Ekka and police officers on the occasion. Rajat Kumar instructed the officers concerned to erect barricades and to install metal detectors at the selected place for the first stage of inspection of electronic voting machine and to issue passes to the representatives on the basis of the list and photographs made available by the political parties. He also instructed police officers to make fool-proof security management of the venue of inspection.
Nodal officer R Ekka said that the first stage of inspection of electronic voting machines would be done in the presence of representatives of national parties and State level recognised political parties. For this, the presidents of the political parties have been informed to send the list of representatives and their passport size photographs for issuance of entry pass to them. They were also asked to be present at the inspection venue, he added. Ekka said that along with taking attendance of the representatives at the venue of inspection, their signature would also be collected in the pink paper seal to be placed on the control unit. All kinds of electronic devices, mobile, camera, spy pen etc would completely be banned at the venue of inspection. Entry of representatives to the inspection venue would be strictly through the entry pass issued from the election office, he added.