An additional 240 ballot units that were brought to the Nilgiris were inspected by District Collector and returning officer M. Aruna on Wednesday.
According to officials, as there were a total of 16 candidates contesting in the Lok Sabha elections in the Nilgiris, additional ballot units were required, and as a result, 240 units were brought from Perundurai in Erode. The machines were inspected by Ms. Aruna. The ballot units were kept in safe rooms in the presence of representatives of candidates contesting the elections.
In the Nilgiris, a total of 689 ballot units and 825 VVPAT machines had already been allocated.
