A mock poll for local body elections was held here on Monday at the Collector office.
As many as 150 electronic voting machines (EVMs) were used in the mock poll conducted in the presence of representatives of political parties including the AIADMK, DMK, Congress, BJP, CPI, CPI (M) and DMDK.
Collector S. Sivarasu, who inspected the mock poll, said it had been decided to use EVMs in the elections to be held for the Corporations, Municipalities and Town Panchayats. As many as 1,142 polling booths were established in Tiruchi district. The electronic voting machines had already been checked.
