India makes last-minute preps for general elections

Record ID: 1819165

  • Title: India makes last-minute preps for general elections
  • Date: 18th April 2024
  • Summary: IMPHAL, MANIPUR, INDIA (APRIL 18, 2024) (ANI - No use India) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER OF IMPHAL, TH. KIRANKUMAR, SAYING: "One day ahead of the polls, we are dispatching the polling personnel and security to their respective polling stations. Now, we are getting ready, the EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) have been already opened in the 'Strongroom' (where EVMs are sealed and kept) so after this, the materials and all these machines will be kept in proper places of (by) the respective ROs (Returning Officers)." AIZAWL, MIZORAM, INDIA (APRIL 18, 2024) (ANI - No use India) EXTERIOR OF OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF AIZAWL POLLING OFFICIALS LOADING SEALED BOXES CONTAINING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVM) ON VEHICLE SECURITY PERSONNEL ON GUARD VARIOUS OF POLLING OFFICIALS LOADING SEALED EVM BOXES ON VEHICLE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, NAZUK KUMAR, LOOKING ON POLLING OFFICIALS LOADING SEALED EVM BOXES ON VEHICLE (SOUNDBITE) (English) DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER OF AIZAWL, NAZUK KUMAR, SAYING: "All our polling personnel is (are) ready, their randomization has been done, they have been allotted to their respective polling station(s)…and as per schedule, now they are being sent to their polling stations." DIBRUGARH, ASSAM, INDIA (APRIL 18, 2024) (ANI - No use India) POLLING OFFICIAL CARRYING VOTING MATERIAL POLLING OFFICIALS WALKING WITH SOME SITTING IN BACKDROP VARIOUS OF POLLING OFFICIALS CARRYING VOTING MATERIAL POLLING OFFICIALS SITTING AT DISPATCH CENTRE SEALED BOXES CONTAINING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES KEPT ON TABLE POLLING OFFICIALS QUEUING AT DISPATCH CENTRE (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) POLLING OFFICIAL DISPATCHING VOTING MATERIAL, IMDADULLA (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING: "VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail), (Control) unit box, Ballot box, and other such polling materials are being distributed from here." NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (APRIL 18, 2024) (ANI - No use India) BUSES PARKED OUTSIDE DISPATCH CENTRE POSTER ON BUS SHOWING INFORMATION OF ASSIGNED POLLING STATION BUSES PARKED OUTSIDE DISPATCH CENTRE VARIOUS OF POLLING OFFICIALS GATHERED AT DISPATCH CENTRE VOTING MATERIAL KEPT AT DISPATCH CENTRE POLLING OFFICIALS QUEUING AT DISPATCH CENTRE SEALED BOXES CONTAINING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES POLLING OFFICIAL RECEIVING SEALED EVM BOXES FROM DISTRIBUTING OFFICIAL POLLING OFFICIAL STACKING SEALED EVM BOXES (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) POLLING OFFICIAL, VIPIN ITANKAR, SAYING: "The dispatch of polling parties to polling stations has begun and will be completed by the afternoon. Police personnel, and security forces from the Centre (federal government) have been deployed so I believe that our preparation is 100 per cent complete." POLLING OFFICIALS CHECKING VOTING MATERIAL POLLING OFFICIALS CARRYING VOTING MATERIAL
  • Embargoed: 2nd May 2024 08:38
  • Keywords: EVM India Lok Sabha Manipur Mizoram Prime Minister administration areas ballots booth country deployment elections electronic fair general government locations lower house machine northeast officers personnel policy polling randomisation safe security states team unit voter voting vulnerable
  • Location: IMPHAL, MANIPUR/AIZAWL, MIZORAM/DIBRUGARH, ASSAM/ NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
  • City: IMPHAL, MANIPUR/AIZAWL, MIZORAM/DIBRUGARH, ASSAM/ NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA002K654K7J
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: PART QUALITY AS INCOMING
    As India starts voting in a seven-phase general election on April 19, the polling panel of the world's most populous nation entered the final stages of preparations on Thursday (April 18).
    Polling teams were dispatched with voting materials including Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), ballot boxes, control units, and other essential documents required to set up polling booths across electoral constituencies.
    Security was heightened and district election officers randomised polling officials to ensure a smooth, safe, and fair voting procedure.
    In conflict-ridden northeastern Manipur state, at least 70 vulnerable areas were identified where CCTV cameras are being set up to monitor the polling stations for a secure election.
    Conflict in the state first broke out over the potential extension of affirmative action rights available to the Kukis people, who form 16 per cent of the state's population, to the dismay of the majority of Meiteis, who make up 53 per cent.
    Manipur, with its two seats, both of which were won by BJP and its ally in 2019, has little impact on national politics and the 543-seat parliament. The BJP's manifesto does not even mention the state.
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