Election Commission has said that the first randomisation of Electronic Voting Machine- Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail ( EVM-VVPATs) for the upcoming Bye-Elections in eight Assembly Constituencies has been completed.
These assembly constituencies are Budgam and Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir, Anta in Rajasthan, Ghatsila in Jharkhand, Jubilee Hills in Telangana, Tarn Taran in Punjab, Dampa in Mizoram and Nuapada in Odisha.
The By-elections will be held on the 11th of next month, and counting of votes will take place on 14th November, along with the Bihar Assembly Elections. In a statement, the Commission said the randomisation was done through the EVM Management System by the District Election Officers in the presence of the representatives of National and State Recognised Political Parties.
The Poll Body added that constituency-wise lists of randomised EVMs and VVPATs were shared with the representatives of all National and State Recognised Political Parties.
It said, these EVMs and VVPATs will be stored in the concerned Assembly Strong Room in the presence of the representatives of National and State Recognised Political Parties. The list will also be shared with all the contesting candidates.
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