Training conducted to provide information on the administrative and technical procedures related to EVMs handling
Expert trainers of both the Election Commission of India and Electronics Corporation of India Limited conducted the training in state level workshop
Raipur, 29 May 2023
In a significant step towards ensuring fair and transparent elections, the training program for District Election Officers (DEOs), Deputy District Election Officers (DDEOs), and First Level Checking (FLC) Supervisors regarding the First Level Checking of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) has successfully concluded in New Rest House Raipur on Monday. The intensive training aimed to equip the officers with comprehensive knowledge and technical expertise in administrative and technical procedures related to EVM handling. The training session, conducted by the expert trainers of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), covered topics related to the First Level Checking (FLC) procedure and handling of EVMs, along with practical training.
Under the guidance of Secretary of the Election Commission of India, Mr. B.C. Patra, Uttarakhand’s Assistant Chief Electoral Officer and EVM Nodal Officer, Mr. Mastu Das, and the Election Commission of India’s Section Officer, Mr. Vibhor Agarwal, gave detailed information regarding the technical and administrative procedures of EVMs and VVPATs. ECIL’s Deputy Senior Director, Mr. P.C. Mandal, gave detailed information on the technical aspects of EVMs. He also gave detailed information about the necessary equipment and connectors used for FLC. Chhattisgarh’s Chief Electoral Officer, Mrs. Reena Baba Saheb Kangale, informed that the FLC for a total of 1 lakh 27 thousand 444 EVMs and VVPATs will be carried out in each district headquarters from June 10 to 27 in the state. The workshop served as a platform for providing detailed information about the FLC and EVM handling to all the district election officers, deputy district election officers, and FLC supervisors to ensure the efficient implementation of election procedures at the district level.
Chhattisgarh’s Additional Chief Electoral Officer Mrs. Shikha Rajput Tiwari, Joint Chief Electoral Officers Mr. Bipin Majhi and Dr. KRR Singh, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Mr. Vinay Agarwal, and Assistant Chief Electoral Officers Mr. Rupesh Verma and Mrs. Sharda Agarwal were also present in the workshop. The Joint Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala, Mr. Anees T., the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar, Mr. Dhiraj Kumar, and the Officer on Special Duty for Jharkhand, Mrs. Geeta Choubey, also participated in the workshop.
FLC of EVM/VVPAT will be carried out in all 33 districts of the state from June 10 to 27
Chhattisgarh’s Office of Chief Electoral Officer has issued a schedule for the FLC of EVMs/VVPATs in all the districts of the state. For this, the authority has formed 26 teams of engineers, which will visit the respective districts on the scheduled dates and complete the FLC process in the presence of the District Election Officer, Deputy District Election Officer, and FLC Supervisors.
According to the issued schedule, the FLC of EVMs will be carried out for various districts from June 10 to June 27, which include Balod, Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Balrampur-Ramnujganj, Bastar, Bemetara, Bilaspur, Dhamtari, Durg, Gariaband, Jashpur, Kabirdham, Kondagaon, Korba, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Surajpur, Surguja, Kanker, Janjgir-Champa, and Mahasamund. The EVM’s FLC will be carried out in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district from June 10 to 15, in Mungeli from June 16 to June 23, in Sakti from June 10 to 17, in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh from June 18 to 24, in Koriya from June 10 to 14, in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur from June 15 to 23, in Narayanpur from June 10 to 13, in Sukma from June 14 to 17, in Dantewada from June 18 to 22, in Bijapur from June 23 to 26, in Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai from June 10 to 17, in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki from 18 to 23.
