First-level checking of EVMs, VVPATs commences throughout Tamil Nadu

The primary-level checking of the digital voting machines (EVMs) and the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Path (VVPATs) commenced in all districts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday for the upcoming normal elections to the Legislative Meeting in 2026, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Archana Patnaik stated.

The Election Fee of India (ECI) has deployed 13 EVM nodal officers of assorted States to examine the first-level checking preparedness, high quality verify and storage of EVMs and VVPATs in all districts of the State.

The primary-level checking course of was additionally monitored on the stage of District Election Officer, CEO and the Fee. The political events acknowledged on the nationwide and State-level have been requested to authorize their representatives on the district headquarters to witness the first-level checking course of. Earlier than each election, the EVMs and VVPATs for use within the polls are checked and solely those who go the method are used for polling.

The CEO had on Wednesday, December 10, carried out a gathering with nodal officers of assorted enforcement companies for identification of expenditure sensitivity constituencies for the upcoming normal election to the State Legislative Meeting. Authorities from varied Central and State authorities companies took half.

Throughout the assembly, she defined the empirical standards to determine the Expenditure Sensitivity Constituencies (ESCs), as per the directions of the ECI and requested the nodal officers to provide their inputs for figuring out the ESCs in Tamil Nadu, an official launch stated.

Chennai District Election Officer and Better Chennai Company Commissioner J. Kumaraguruburaran held the inspection with officers and representatives of acknowledged political events.