Indore: After first level checking , the district election office has found 627 electronic voting machines (EVMs) and several numbers of VVPATs faulty and returned them to Bengaluru for replacement. These EVMs were kept in reserve, while some of them were used in mock poll during 2018 assembly election.The office sent 283 units on February 12 and remaining 344 units on March 23. “We have sent two consignments of total 627 EVMs-ballot and control units- along with VVPATs since they are under guarantee period. The EVMs, which were used for mock poll, had no technical problems. They were damaged from outside,” master trainer at district election office RK Pandey said.He said in polls , 2881 main and 23 assistant polling booths will be erected to cover 26 lakh voters of Indore district. A total of 2881 EVMs and VVPATs will be required during polls, while 288 EVMs will be kept in reserve.The district election officer Lokesh Kumar Jatav has decided that distribution of election material will be carried out at Nehru Stadium in one shift, while Gymkhana stadium will be used for keeping the unused EVMs by separating it from the used ones.

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