Nilgiris Collector invites parties, candidates to check security at counting centre CCTV outage thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Candidates invited to oversee security measures at Nilgiris counting centre after CCTV outage thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Strong rooms sealed in front of the candidates.
Three tier-security as well as 100 CCTV cameras have been installed at the Government Polytechnic College in Udhagamandalam, where EVMs from polling stations across the three Assembly constituencies in the Nilgiris are being stored.
On Wednesday, District Election Officer J. Innocent Divya as well as Returning Officers of Udhagamandalam, Coonoor and Gudalur constituencies sealed the strong rooms at the college.
Speaking to reporters, Ms. Divya said that the strong rooms were sealed in front of the candidates. “A total of 102 cameras have been fixed inside the premises,” said Ms. Divya, who added that there would be round-the-clock monitoring of the premises by executive magistrates, who will be deployed in three shifts.