The Election Commission (EC) has deployed a massive assortment of polling staff and machinery to conduct election in the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat in Telangana where a total of 185 candidates are in the fray, the poll panel said in a press release on Thursday, 4 April.
According to the release, a team of EC officials led by Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Telangana, Rajat Kumar and other officials on 1 and 2 April, where they reviewed special arrangements made for the conduct of elections in Nizamabad constituency.
The team also witnessed a live demonstration of the working of EVMs using 12 ballot units and discussed the logistic requirements and various other EVM protocols.
After the meetings, Sinha held a press briefing and expressed satisfaction on the arrangements being made in the state for the conduct of parliamentary elections. During the press meeting, Sinha also noted that Telangana will create history by conducting elections with 185 candidates.