India, April 10 -- The EC on Friday said that representatives of candidates who contested the Kerala Assembly polls can be deputed outside the security perimeter of strong rooms where EVMs are stored.

Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar issued a press note stating that, after the completion of polling, the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units used in the election were stored in their respective strong rooms in the presence of contesting candidates or their representatives.

The polling machines were stored under the supervision of central observers appointed by the EC. The process was videographed, and a two-tier armed security arrangement, along with CCTV cameras, has been set...