EVMs, ballot units sent to poll booths
The Hindu
GPS-enabled vehicles used to transport them
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), ballot units and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) were sent to 3,856 polling stations in the 10 Assembly constituencies across the district on Monday, ahead of the Tuesday elections. Out of the 3,856 polling stations in Madurai, 1,330 have been identified as vulnerable. One all-women polling station will be set up in each of the 10 constituencies in the district.
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