EVM demonstration

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, APRIL 23. The Department of Elections has installed temporary shelters, to explain to the voters how to operate the Electronic Voting machines (EVMs) for the May 10 Assembly polls. This is the second time after the 1999 Lok Sabha poll the EVMs are being used in an election in the union territory of Pondicherry.

Mr. V. Siavashanmugham, Returning Officer for the constituencies of Lawspet, Muthialpet, Cassicade and Rajbhavan said the demonstration booths erected at the Taluk and Municipal Offices in Vazhaikulam function from 9-30 a.m. to 12-30 p.m. and from 2- 30 p.m. to 5-30 p.m. every day till May 6 on all working days.

The booths erected in the Municipal office (Mairie building) would function in addition to above timings from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and such arrangements had been made in the Chief Secretariat premises as well from April 21 to May 6.

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