Coimbatore: The district administration is likely to begin voters’ awareness campaigns and training for polling personnel soon.
An election cell officer said they would distribute as many as 222 electronic voting machines (EVM) to assistant returning officers on Wednesday to conduct the training. Besides the required number of EVMs, the district has 25% extra EVMs in reserve, the officer added.
“The voters’ awareness campaigns will be conducted at public places. Once the training and campaign are completed, the machines will be returned,” the officer said.
As on Tuesday, 6,300 people have submitted applications to include their names in the voters list after the final electoral roll was published in January. The public are allowed to submit applications at least 10 days prior to the last date for filing nominations.
The district will have as many as 4,437 polling booths and about 19,800 personnel were assigned election duty.