Nuapada By-Poll: EVM & VVPAT machines randomized transparently

Nuapada, Dt. 27/10/2025:The second-level randomization and pairing of EVM and VVPAT machines for the 71-Nuapada Assembly Constituency by-election were carried out in the presence of Election Observer Shri Prakash Bindu and District Election Officer-cum-District Magistrate Shri Madhusudan Dash. The process was completed through the login of Sub-Collector and Returning Officer Smt. Surmi Soren.

For election preparedness, all the voting machines have been securely stored in the strong room of the local National College under proper security arrangements. Today, in the presence of all contesting candidates and their representatives, District E-Governance Officer Shri Virendra Singh Dandasena conducted three rounds of EVM and VVPAT randomization through a computerized process. The machines will subsequently undergo commissioning.

All 358 booths will receive their respective sets of voting machines in a completely transparent and fair manner. The second-level randomization and pairing exercise was conducted in the presence of Additional District Magistrates Shri Subash Chandra Rait and Shri Prafulla Kujur, along with Sub-Collector and Returning Officer Smt. Surmi Soren.To ensure full transparency, an identical copy of the randomization report has been provided to all contesting candidates.