Voting for the State Assembly elections was held on Wednesday. After the polling, the poll officials reached Ujjain Engineering College to deposit voting machines and data sheets. These voting machines— EVMs and VVPATs— will be kept in strong rooms till December 11, when counting will take place. There were 1,777 polling booths in Ujjain district this time and they were managed by 11,000 strong polling officers.
Person locking strong room in the presence of Manish Singh and Sachin Atulkar FP PHOTO
After completion of voting, the polling teams started reaching Ujjain Engineering College to submit polling machines. This mammoth exercise continued till 1.30 am as some teams from far off places deposited their voting machines late. Polling team from Jharda in Mahidpur constituency reached late in the night. Collector Manish Singh said that due to deflated tyre, the team could not reach on time. Till 2 am, EVMs from 7 constituencies reached the college.
Tiring day for polling officers
Wednesday was a tiring day for polling officers. Right from getting EVMs on Tuesday till their submission, they were working constantly without taking rest. After the polling, the officers took their machines to Ujjain Engineering College where they deposited them. It was seen that some polling teams reached the college late in the night and the polling officers had to wait till Thursday morning for their turn to deposit the EVMs. The submission process continued till 6am of Thursday. The polling officers spent sleepless night waiting for their turn at the venue.