Dist office fears glitches in VVPAT on poll day

Nashik | Sunday | 24th March, 2019

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If not handled carefully, it could lead to failure,” the officer said.Deputy district election officer Arun Anandkar confirmed the development. “Through the chief election officer of Maharashtra, we have requested the ECI to allow the setting and sealing of the VVPATs at the assembly headquarters instead of the district headquarters. Though these are easy, it would not be quick to reset the machine,” a senior officer from the district election office, Nashik said.An officer said that there are electro-mechanical parts in the machine, which are sensitive to shocks and jerks. “The problem is that the VVPATs have to be transported carefully from one point to the other. There are some connections that have to be redone in case of a technical glitch..