Imphal, 19 January 2017 ( Evening News ) : District Election Officer, Imphal West today held an Election Familiarisation Campaign in Khwairamband bazar in the heart of the capital city to raise awareness among the people. During the campaign demonstrations were held to familiarise the people on how to use electronic voting machine, EVM and voter verifiable paper audit trail VVPAT while voting. For the first time in Manipur, VVPAT is being introduced in the 11th Assembly Elections to ensure free and fair poll. District Election Officer, Imphal West, Robert Kshetrimayum said VVPAT machines will be used in 11 different Constituencies of the state. He said to ensure peaceful, free and fair poll the election familiarisation campaign will be organised in different parts of Manipur. People whose names are in the electoral roll may show PAN Card, Driving Licence, Aadhaar Card as identification card to cast their vote. He also appealed for people's cooperation to make the election process successful. The CEO said voters will be encouraged to cast their vote for their favourite candidate without fear with the help of VVPAT. Volunteers distributed brochures and voter guide audio was also played to spread awareness.
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District Election Officer, Imphal West holds Election Familiarisation Campaign in Khwairamband bazar
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