Administration gears up for upcoming elections in Bihar
August 19th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by ANINormal
0
Patna, Aug 19 (ANI): Administration has geared up to conduct the ensuing
polls to the state legislature as evident from the Electronic Voting Machines
(EVM) being checked at several polling stations amid tight security.
Following a directive issued by the Election Commission, concerned
authorities have been operating several EVMs to test their accuracy.
In Patna, the Girls Higher Secondary School at Bankipur has been declared as
the centre where the machines are being tested.
Speaking to media persons on Thursday Additional District Magistrate (ADM)
of Patna Anirudh Prasad, briefed the media persons about the proposed
preparations.
“We have begun first level of checking for the 14 constituencies that we
have been asked to prepare EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) for 4186 booths.
10 percent of the total… that means for example if we set up 30 EVMs in this
hall, in that case 1000 votes will be cast on 3 EVMs. The print of that report will
be sent to all the political parties, and when they are satisfied we will
display a certificate signed by them. That’s what we have been ordered by the
Election Commission,” said Prasad.
The EVM’s will be sealed once the political parties have signed the
statement.
The preparations are in full flow amid very tight security.
Among the security measures are the installation of Closed Circuit
Television cameras (CCTV) at the polling booths. (ANI)
- Average voting in initial hours of Delhi civic polls (Second Lead) - Apr 15, 2012
- Security beefed up ahead of second phase of Assam legislative polls - Apr 10, 2011
- Voting picks up in Delhi civic polls (Third Lead) - Apr 15, 2012
- Simulated polls to test new voting system - Jun 15, 2011
- First phase of Bihar elections witnesses 53 per cent polling - Oct 21, 2010
- Choppers bring EVMs from remote districts to Imphal - Jan 29, 2012
- Re-poll ordered in two Bengal polling stations - Apr 19, 2011
- Bihar seeks security at all booths for panchayat polls - Dec 22, 2010
- 11 EVMs replaced in Punjab after tampering complaint - Jan 30, 2012
- Paramilitary forces to stay for 10 days after poll ends: CEC - Apr 29, 2011
- New voting machine with paper trail tested - Jul 26, 2011
- Voting machines will soon give paper receipt: Official - Jan 20, 2012
- Cash for votes: Tamil Nadu panel warns of putting off polls - Apr 12, 2011
- Your vote would soon get printed as proof: Poll panel chief - Feb 04, 2011
- EVMs for assembly polls checked in parties' presence: Quraishi - Mar 02, 2011
Tags: adm, anirudh, authorities, closed circuit television, constituencies, district magistrate, election commission, electronic voting machines, evms, gears, media persons, political parties, polling booths, polling stations, secondary school, security measures, state legislature, television cameras, tight security, upcoming elections