Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam district officials conducted the first phase randomisation of electronic voting machines (EVMs) to be used in the general elections on Friday. The process was held in the presence of various political parties. According to officials, the required EVMs were allocated to the respective constituencies after the randomisation process, which took place digitally at the EVM warehouse in China Gadili area of Vizag city under the supervision of district collector A Mallikarjuna. Randomisation was carried out with complete transparency, and the EVMs were allocated to the constituencies as required, said the collector. Subsequently, the collector, who is also the district election officer, inspected the EVM warehouses and provided security-related instructions to the officials and staff.Earlier in the day, the collector met representatives of various political parties at the local rural tehsildar’s office and discussed the implementation of model code of conduct, registration of new voters, campaigning process, and other related matters. He requested the cooperation of all political parties to conduct the elections in a peaceful atmosphere. Joint collector K Mayur Ashok, district revenue officer K Mohan Kumar, and others participated in the meeting.
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