The elections department held a demonstration of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) at the Dakshinamoorthy Government Higher Secondary School in Vambakeerapalayam in Uppalam constituency.
The VVPAT system will enable voters to check if their votes have been cast for the right candidate. The machine would be used in theAssembly constituencies of Uppalam and Orleanpet. The machines will print out the choice made by the voter.
Meanwhile, the Elections department has identified 76 locations in 23 Assembly constituencies in Puducherry district for conduct of public meetings by political parties during the campaign for the assembly elections. The venues were finalised at an all-party meeting headed by District Election Officer and Collector P. Jawahar on Saturday.
Officials said that the organisers should ensure that the meetings in no way caused hardship to the public and vehicle users. Banners, festoons and party flags should not be displayed on the road medians and at the road junctions.
The Elections department has also set up a single window clearance system for political parties to get approval for electioneering. Political parties should apply to Tahsildar Sivakumar at the office of the District Election Office for permission for public meetings at the identified locations.
