The ballot box brought on the seat after buying a special ticket in the plane
Will be kept safe in the strong-room till the start of polling
The team of two officers who went from Raipur has brought nine types of material from the Election Commission of India for voting. Election material has reached Raipur from New Delhi for the election of 16th President of India to be held on 18th July. Assistant Returning Officer Mr. Dinesh Trivedi and Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Mr. Vinay Kumar Agrawal reached Raipur by regular plane late in the evening with ballot boxes, ballot papers and other materials. Amidst tight security at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Mana, he was taken off the plane and taken to the strong-room in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The ballot box used for the Presidential election was brought to Raipur from the Election Commission of India, New Delhi by buying a special ticket in the plane and keeping it on the seat. According to the instructions of the Commission, for the safety of the ballot box, it was forbidden to keep it in the Check-in Baggage.
