Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjay Kaul inaugurated three newly constructed warehouses for electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines on Thursday. The EVM and VVPAT warehouses are in Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kannur.
While Mr. Kaul inaugurated the Malappuram warehouse at a function held here, the Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram warehouses were opened through online mode.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kaul said that the EVM warehouses would play a significant role in making the election process transparent. He said the warehouses would end the challenges being faced by the election officials in keeping the EVMs securely at different places.
