The digital voting machines (EVMs) utilized in Friday’s Lok Sabha elections had been shifted to the designated sturdy rooms within the respective constituencies within the central area.
The sturdy rooms could be guarded around the clock by the armed Central and State police personnel. Moreover, internet cameras have been put in on the counting centre to make sure steady monitoring, the officers stated.
In Tiruchi, the EVMs had been moved to the sturdy room at Jamal Mohamed School, which is the counting centre within the metropolis. The sturdy rooms had been sealed within the presence of Collector M. Pradeep Kumar, Election Observer (Common) Dinesh Kumar, and brokers of the candidates.
Mr. Pradeep Kumar stated the sturdy room had been supplied with three-tier safety. Closed circuit tv cameras (CCTVs) have been put in for round the clock monitoring. “I and the Metropolis Police Commissioner will go to the centre each day to examine if every part is alright,” he stated.
Returning Officers of the opposite 5 Lok Sabha constituencies and Election Observers inspected the sealing of EVMs within the sturdy rooms.