SILCHAR: In the weekly Assam Cabinet held on January 27, it was decided that the State Election Commission will schedule and conduct Municipal Elections before March 10, 2022. Further, the cabinet meeting held on December 3 gave its consent to facilitate use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in municipal board elections.
It is in this backdrop that the districts have started preparation for the upcoming municipal election although the poll schedule has not yet been announced by the State Election Commission. On Monday, the Cachar district administration too started its preparation for this purpose. The First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to be used for Municipal Elections is currently underway at ISTT, Silchar in the presence of Magistrates. DDC Rajib Roy, Master Trainers, Magistrates and other officials of the concerned department were demonstrated the EVMs by the Engineers of ECIL during the FLC. As per sources, the FLC will continue till February 2.
Six college teachers were deputed as Master Trainers by the district administration for smooth conduct of the ensuing Municipal elections. The First Level Checking (FLC) of electronic voting machines is being done before elections. This is done sufficiently in advance so that all checks are carried out without any undue haste in the presence of representatives of political parties.
Only ECIL and Bharat Electronics Limited engineers are authorized to carry out test prescribed by the manufacturers to confirm that all components of the EVM are original. They will certify that all the components of EVMs are original. If any EVM is found to be defective, it will be kept aside and then taken to the factory of the company for repairs.
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