Chief Electoral Officer tells officials to ensure round-the-clock security at AUCE strongroom in Vizag

Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena has asked the district officials to ensure fool-proof security at the strongrooms where the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been stored, and has advised the officials to be alert round the clock to prevent any untoward incidents there.

Mr. Meena inspected the strongrooms set up at the Andhra University College of Engineering College (AUCE) along with District Election Officer and Collector A. Mallikarjuna and Police Commissioner A. Ravisankar on May 18 (Saturday).

The EVMs pertaining to the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency and the seven Assembly constituencies under it were stored on the AUCE premises. The CEO also examined the locks on the doors and the seals on them, and enquired about the CCTV cameras installed at various locations and their functioning. He directed the Collector to ensure three-layer security at the strongrooms and continuously monitor it.