The First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) – Control Units(CUs) for the upcoming General Elections conducted at the conference hall of the District Administrative Centre

Namchi, February 23(IPR): The First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) – Control Units(CUs) for the upcoming General Elections was conducted at the conference hall of the District Administrative Centre, Namchi, today.
Present during the FLC were, Mr Subash Ghimiray ADC Namchi, Ms Bhumika Chettri Deputy Secretary Election, Mr Karma Choda Bhutia Deputy Director LR&DM along with the representatives of the recognised political parties.
The FLC was done to a total of 26 Control Units (CUs) that were received from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Gangtok
During the checking, the CUs were thoroughly examined by the team of engineers from Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad.
Later, the ‘FLC OK’ CUs were stored in the FLC-OK strong room. The ‘FLC OK’ strong room was closed and sealed in the presence of Ms Annapurna Alley DC cum District Election Officer Namchi, Ms Bhumika Chettri Deputy Secretary Election, Mr Karma Choda Bhutia Deputy Director LR&DM along with the representatives of different political parties.
The strong room is being monitored by 24/7 CCTV surveillance and guarded by the Indian Reserve Battalion personnel.