Jubilee Hills bypoll: EVMs randomised for 407 polling stations

Election officials have completed the first randomisation of EVMs and VVPATs for the upcoming Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election. A total of 569 Ballot Units and Control Units, along with 610 VVPATs, were allocated across 407 polling stations.

Hyderabad: As part of the ongoing arrangements for the Jubilee Hills assembly constituency bye-election, the first randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) was successfully completed.

The randomisation was carried out through the EVM Management System (EMS) in the presence of representatives from recognised national and state political parties.

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A total of 569 Ballot Units, 569 Control Units, and 610 VVPATs were randomly allocated for the 407 polling stations in the Jubilee Hills assembly constituency, according to an official release.

The constituency-wise lists of randomised EVMs and VVPATs have been shared with all recognised political parties. The machines will now be stored in the respective Assembly Strong Rooms, under the supervision of officials and in the presence of representatives from political parties, the release stated.