Awareness rally on EVMs, VVPATs held in Siddipet

​Siddipet: District Collector of Siddipet, Krishna Bhaskar said that the district administration was focusing on conducting awareness sessions on EVMs and VVPATs across all the constituencies in an effort to conduct elections in an impartial manner.  He was speaking at an awareness rally conducted at Narsingi village of Dubbaka mandal on Tuesday. Students of Krishnaveni school, AERO and tahasildar participated in the rally. 

The Collector exhorted people to utilize their right to vote. To increase awareness among people on voting machines, awareness programs were being conducted in each mandal, he said, adding that VVPATs were introduced for the first time in elections to improve transparency. Krishna Bhaskar demonstrated the functioning of EVM and VVPAT to people. 

Demonstrating the VVPAT, he said that it displays serial number, followed by candidate name and party symbol and then drops into drop box. To cross check the vote, voter can consult returning officer and apply for cross check, he said. Cross check would be done only after receiving test voting permission in the presence of polling agent and presiding officer, he added.