CEO, Abhijit Sinha in a press release on Webcasting, Saturday has informed that in order to ensure free and fair elections, CCTV surveillance shall be installed in all the polling stations across the state with either webcasting or videography. According to the press note, camera will be mounted in the polling station at sufficient height and shall be so placed to cover the maximum possible area in the polling station without hampering the secrecy of vote and the camera will clearly capture and transmit the following aspects of the poll proceedings – the mock poll, process of identification of voter by polling officer, application of indelible ink on the finger of the voter, initialization of control unit of EVM by presiding officer after satisfactory identification of voter. He has also informed that voter’s visit to voting compartment for casting vote on the balloting unit of EVM, but without showing cover face of ballot unit/VVPAT so that the voter’s secrecy is preserved under all conditions.
Sunday, May 3, 2026