EC implemented VVPAT machines in Nandyala By polls

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Aug 23, 2017, 01:00 PM

EC implemented VVPAT machines in Nandyala By polls

Kurnool, Aug 23: The Election Commission is using the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) for the first time in the state on today, which helps the voters know the candidates they voted for.

The VVPAT attached to the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) displays for seven seconds the name of the candidate the voter cast ballot for.

Tight security arrangements have been made across the politically sensitive constituency to ensure peaceful and fair polling.

More than 2,500 police personnel, six units of central paramilitary forces, 15 platoons of the Armed Reserve and Special Police were deployed.

A drone camera, 259 body-on cameras, and 60 CCTV cameras were used to monitor the polling.

The police also set up a command and control centre to monitor the situation.

The election authorities monitored polling process through web casting cameras. More than 1,600 polling personnel were deployed.

There are 15 candidates in the fray, including Bhuma's nephew Brahmananda Reddy of the TDP, Silpa Mohan Reddy of the YSR Congress and Abdul Khader from the Congress.

It is a direct fight between the TDP and the YSR Congress. Both the parties are treating it as a fight for prestige.