Additional Deputy Commissioner (D)-Cum- AdditionalDistrict Electoral Officer Vishesh Sarangal today conducted the first levelchecking of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to be used in the elections ofsix Municipal Councils and two Nagar Panchayats of the Jalandhar on Monday.
Sarangal along with the officials visited GovernmentPolytechnic College for Women at Ladowali Road and inspected all the 336 EVMs.
Additional Deputy Commissioner checked the functioning of336 Ballot Units and 336 Control Units machines to be used during theelections, in the presence of the representatives of the various politicalparties.
Sarangal further said that the primary motive of thisvisit was to ensure that polling for the elections was conducted in a free,fair, and transparent manner. He also had detailed interaction with theengineers from Bel India who have been specially deputed here for theelections, in the college complex. He was apprised by the engineers that allthese EVMs are ready for use.
The Additional Deputy Commissioner said elaboratearrangements have already been made by the district administration to ensurethat the citizens exercise their right to the franchise during the electionspeacefully and fairly.
He said that elections would be held in Jalandhar's sixMunicipal Council Kartarpur, Phillaur, Nakodar, Nurmahal, Alawalpur, Adampur,and Nagar Panchayats in Mehatpur and Lohian Khas. He said that these electionsare going to be held in 110 wards of six councils and two Nagar Panchayats.