Kolhapur: Preparation for the coming Bypoll for the constituency of the North Kolhapur assembly – chair emptied after the death of the congress sitting MLA Chandrakant Jadhav – has begun.
The first level examination of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and a Verified Paper Audit Machine (VVPat), each 1,000, has begun by the Department of the Kolhapur District Administration.
The Indian Election Commission has written to the government to start preparation and get the first level examination of the machine made.
Administration received the engine from the administration of the Solapur District, which was used for the assembly of Pandharpur-Mangalwha Bypoll held last year.
Bhagwan Kambun, Deputy Election Deputy Officer of Kolhapur, said, “First-level examination involves the technical supervision of the engine.
A total of 15 Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru engineers, have arrived to carry out technical checks.
Examination mainly involves ensuring the machine works well.
We have invited representatives of political parties for Watch first-level checks conducted to ensure transparency.
The work will expire in a week.
“The Commission tends to announce the election immediately.
According to the rules, Bypoll must be carried out and the new MLA must be selected within six months since the time the seats are emptied.
Jadhav died in the first week of December and since then the assembly seat was won by the Congress for the first time in the past was empty.
The new MLA must be chosen before 2.
The code of ethics for selection is likely to apply starting next month.
Kambu said the second level inspection of various electronic voting machine units was carried out before the actual voting.
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Preparation for Kolhapur North Bypoll
