Local body polls: TNSEC agrees to video record all polling booths, appoint block level observers
The Hindu
The submission was made during the hearing of a writ petition filed by the AIADMK seeking security measures for the upcoming polls
The Madras High Court on Friday recorded the submission of Advocate General (A-G) R. Shunmugasundaram that continuous video recording would be ensured in as many polling booths as possible during the local body polls to be held in the nine newly-created districts this month.
Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu recorded the submission made during the hearing of a writ petition filed by the AIADMK seeking elaborate security measures to ensure the purity of the electoral process.
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