DEHRADUN: With Uttarakhand assembly elections just a few months away, the preparations at the Election Commission office have entered the final phase.
While the M-3 EVM machines have been received by the hill state, an elaborate plan has been chalked out for the training of election officers. Uttarakhand's chief electoral officer Sowjanya said that the inspection of M-3 EVMs shall commence from September 20.
“Under the supervision of police, the EVMs would be safely kept in a warehouse,” she said. Meanwhile, the training of election officers would be carried out from September 21 to September 24 in the Garhwal region and from September 27 to October 1 in the Kumaon region.
On January 15, the Election Commission of India had issued a fresh voter list after a summary revision. According to the revised list, there are 78.15 lakh voters in Uttarakhand. Out of which, 40.74 lakh voters are men, 37.40 lakh are women and 233 are included under the 'others' category. Before the revision, there were 77.38 lakh voters in Uttarakhand.
