23 districts out of 31 in Telangana received Electronic Voting Machines

As many as 23 districts out of 31 in Telangana have received Electronic Voting Machines as of now and the rest are expected to receive them in a day or two, Chief Electoral Officer Rajath Kumar said Thursday.

He said about 18 lakh voters, including freshers, registered from September 10 after the voters' draft list was released. "As of now, we have received 39,470 ballot units against the total requirement of 52,100 control Units of the required 40,700 and 18,630 VV PATS (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) out of the required 44,000, in 23 districts.

We expect the total consignment to be received by September 22," Kumar told reporters.

He said the new voter registration was going on in full swing and booth level officers are working at the ground level to check and address complaints.