Varanasi, Sept. 11 -- In accordance with the directives and intentions of the Election Commission of India, a special workshop on First Level Check (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) was held in the Circuit House auditorium in Varanasi on September 11, under the chairmanship of Manish Garg, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India.

Training on technical and administrative procedures was provided to concerned officials and personnel regarding First Level Checking (FLC) of EVMs and VVPATs.

Speaking to ANI, UP Chief Election Commissioner, Navdeep Rinwa, said, "We can say that today is the first step in the preparation of our electronic voting machines for the ...