Chandigarh, Nov 11: The First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units will commence across all districts of Punjab on November 12 ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra declared on Tuesday.
The CEO affirmed that the checking process remains a standardized procedural requirement mandated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to guarantee that strictly functional machines are fielded for poll duty. Authorized engineers from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will perform the technical inspections under the direct supervision of District Election Officers.
To bolster transparency and public confidence, district administration teams will broadcast the checking process live via webcasting at all 23 district-level centers. Official representatives maintained that only machines clearing the FLC evaluation will be cleared for deployment in the Vidhan Sabha polls.
