Chennai: While stating that 537 polling booths in Tamilnadu are critical and over 10,800 vulnerable, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said the respective district election officers and Superintendents of Police would take action in case there was any violation of the model code of conduct.
He said the numbers of sensitive booths would be revised if there was a need, and based on representations from parties.
Sahoo said that VVPAT machines will be installed in all stations. Speaking to the media in Chennai, he said, 1,55,102 Electronic Voting Machines, 1,14,205 Control Units and 1,20,807 VVPATS will be installed in the State.
The CEO said that 89,195 government employees on poll duty will be exercising their franchise through postal ballots.
He said that the flying squads had seized Rs 319 crore worth cash, gold and silver without documents. Sahoo told that ex-servicemen and retired policemen will be employed on poll duty.