TN polls: EVMs shifted to strong rooms

With polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election concluded on April 23, the election commission officials shifted the sealed EVMs, VVPATs and other poll material to the strong rooms of the designated counting centres across the state.

Published:24th Apr, 2026 at 9:34 AM

Chennai | With polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election concluded on April 23, the election commission officials shifted the sealed EVMs, VVPATs and other poll material to the strong rooms of the designated counting centres across the state.

The EVMs were transported with heavy police and armed forces protection to 62 counting centres where the counting for all the 234 Assembly constituencies will take place on May 4.

Multi-layered police protection has been provided at the designated counting centres.

The strong rooms at the counting centres are guarded by the Central Armed Police Force, Tamil Nadu Special Police and local police round the clock, an official said.

TN polls: EVMs shifted to strong rooms

With polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election concluded on April 23, the election commission officials shifted the sealed EVMs, VVPATs and other poll material to the strong rooms of the designated counting centres across the state.

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