Dimapur, Feb. 8 -- Kohima deputy commissioner and district election officer Kumar Ramnikant flagged off the mobile demonstration van for awareness on the usage of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)/VVPATs in connection with systematic voters' education and electoral participation programme (SVEEP) activities and the forthcoming Lok Sabha 2024 elections in his premises on Thursday.

Addressing the flagging off programme, Ramnikant said a nationwide awareness programme on EVM) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) is underway to provide citizens with a first-hand experience of the voting process and to familiarise them with the machines.

He said the awareness programme which is organised ahead of every general election to Lok Sabha...