The first phase of randomisation of voting machines for segments in Kottayam district was carried out at the District Collectorate here on Wednesday.
The randomisation process took place in the chamber of District Collector V. Vigneshwari, with representatives from various political parties in attendance. The process was carried out using the Central Election Commission’s web application EVM management system. In this initial phase, 20 percent of ballot units and control units, as well as 30 percent of VVPAT machines, were randomised.
The voting machines are currently stored in the EVM warehouse at Thiruvathukkal in Kottayam. These machines will be transferred to the strong rooms of the respective assembly constituencies on April 8 and 9.
