Kupwara: A training program regarding Electronic Voter Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) was imparted to representatives of Political Parties here Monday.
The program was conducted under the supervision of District Election Officer Anshul Garg.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Farooq Ahmad Baba, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, District Nodal Officer SVEEP, Master trainers from election cell, Representatives of all National and Regional parties and other concerned officers were present on the occasion.
District level Master trainer G M Dar informed the representatives of Political Parties (Trainees) about functioning and operation of EVMs and VVPAT machines. The trainer explained the functioning of Ballot Unit, Control Unit and other allied functions and operations of the electronic voting machines, which shall be used during upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Later, District Election Officer interacted with representatives of political parties of the district and discussed various matters/issues related to upcoming elections.
Meanwhile, the representatives of the Political Parties along with officials of election cell visited Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) Strongroom and Election Call Centre established at DC Office. They expressed satisfaction on the poll preparedness of the District Administration.
