7 years, 8 months ago

Nellore: EVM verification begins on Election Commission's orders

Nellore: Following instructions from the Election Commission, authorities in Prakasam district started verification of the electronic voting machines manufactured before 2006 in the presence of representatives from different political parties at a godown in Thorvagunta near Ongole on Tuesday. According to district collector V. Vinay Cha-nd, the EC has directed them to verify pre-2006 EVMs manufactured mostly between 2003 and 2004 using a mobile app developed by the Commission. The whole process was photographed and videdographed as per instructions of EC, Mr Vinay Chand said. To a question he said the technical checking will be carried out only by the Electronic Corporation of India on specific directions of Election Commission.

Deccan Chronicle

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