Presidential Poll: Mr Ballot Box Arrives In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: With just few days remaining for the Presidential poll, preparations are in full swing by the Election Commission of India. The Commission has dispatched the Ballot Boxes and other material to the respective states.

The Ballot Box for Odisha also arrived in Bhubaneswar Tuesday night amid tight security along with the state level election officers. The Mr Ballot Box – as named by the ECI for the flight, has been taken to the Assembly. The Elections are scheduled to be held on the 18th of July and the counting of votes will be on the 21st July.

The Ballot Boxes sent to the states were named as Mr Ballot Box and tickets were booked for them specially in the front row. According to the Election Commission, once the officers with ballot boxes reach the state capitals, these are stored in previously sanitised and properly sealed strong rooms under strict Videography monitoring. Ballot papers for Presidential Election are also stored and sealed along with. After the poll is over, the polled and sealed Ballot boxes and other election material have to be transported back to the Office of Returning Officer that is Rajya Sabha Secretariat by the next available flight. The boxes and other documents are carried personally in the aircraft cabins – never out of sight of accompanying officers.