Lok Sabha Elections Voting for 2024 will start from April 19. The Election Commission has almost completed preparations for this. Strong rooms have also been prepared especially to keep the EVMs after voting. Let us know in this article what a strong room is and how it is prepared. Along with this, let us tell you why the place where EVMs are kept is called strong room.
What is strong room?
The place where EVM and VVPAT machines are kept safe after voting is called strong room. It is called a strong room because once the machine goes inside, even a bird cannot enter this room. Apart from the security personnel, no one enters this room again only when these machines are taken out for counting of votes.
Can a strong room be made anywhere?
If you think that strong room can be made in any building then you are wrong. Actually, strong room can be made only in a government building. The government building in which the strong room is to be built is selected in advance and then complete arrangements are made for its security. Along with this, let us also tell you that strong room cannot be made even in any police station. Apart from this, many more rules are followed for selecting strong room, details of which you will get on the official website of the Election Commission.
How is the strong room secured?
Central Para Military Force is deployed for the security of the strong room. Actually, the Central Para Military Force protects the inside of the strong room. The external security of this room is the responsibility of the state security forces. They are like commandos armed with weapons. The third field belongs to the local police forces. Policemen are deployed around the building. That is, the security of the strong room is so alert that it is almost impossible to break into it and enter the room.
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