Final randomization of EVMs done in South Sikkim

NAMCHI, 06 Apr [IPR]: The Returning Officer-South, Prabhakar Verma, informs that at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the final randomization of the EVMs for Assembly Constituencies of the South district was carried out in the presence of the candidates, election agents and representatives of political parties. In this randomization, EVMs have been allocated polling station wise as per the instructions of the ECI. As part of a mock poll, using 5% of the total EVMs, 1,000 votes have been polled by the candidates, election agents and representatives of all political parties.
He further said that the mock poll was also conducted for the remaining EVMs and all the EVMs have been checked during commissioning. The certified list of randomized EVMs has been supplied to all candidates, election agents and representatives of political parties.
Mr. Verma further said that during the commissioning 2 control units under Barfung and Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituencies have been found to be defective and the same was kept aside. It was done in the presence of the General Observer Dr. R. Selvaraj, candidates, election agents and representatives of political parties.