Strong room CCTV cameras at ballot boxes malfunction in Nilgiris
Strong room CCTV cameras at ballot boxes malfunction in NilgirisThe Nilgiri district Collector has explained that the CCTV cameras may have malfunctioned due to extreme heat. It has also been assured that the room will be cooled so that this problem does not reoccur.It has been reported that the CCTV cameras in the strong room where the ballot boxes used in the lok sabha elections are kept in the Nilgiris constituency in tamil Nadu have been temporarily out of order.As the lok sabha elections in tamil Nadu are over on april 19, all the ballot boxes are kept in a strong room with five layers of security. Ballot boxes are kept in a strong room in each block and monitored 24 hours by a CCTV camera.In this case, the CCTV cameras kept in the strong room in the Nilgiris block suddenly malfunctioned. Due to this, there was a commotion for a while.Voting machines are installed at government Polytechnic college in Nilgiris. More than 200 policemen are engaged in security work there. Agents of the parties are arranged in a nearby room for observation.In this situation, the CCTV cameras suddenly went down on saturday evening. According to reports, after about 20 minutes they started working normally again.The Nilgiri district Collector has explained that the CCTV cameras may have malfunctioned due to extreme heat. It has also been assured that the room will be cooled so that this problem does not reoccur.The sudden malfunction of the CCTV footage in the strong room created a stir among political parties. A. Raza is contesting as the DMK candidate in the Nilgiris and Union minister L. Murugan is contesting from the BJP. AIADMK alliance candidate lokesh Tamilchelvan and Naam Tamilar Party's Jayakumar are in the fray.