handbook for presiding officers - Chief Electoral Officer, Govt. of Sikkim

CHAPTER XIV
33CLOSING AND SEALING OF CONTROL UNIT
1. Special Tag: It looks as under:-
1.1 The sizes of Special Tag to be used in the Electronic Voting Machines of the
two makes are different as under:-
(a) For ECIL machine: 7 cms. x 5.5 cms.
(b) For BEL machine: 7.5 cms. x 5.5 cms.
Its thickness is equal to the thickness of a postcard. There is a hole on the
right corner on top of front side with a metal ring, so as to make it easy to
pass a thread through it, for sealing. Further, on the right hand side below the
hole there is a groove cut on the special tag just enough to fit with the doorknob
of result compartment. There is also an opening in the middle of the
special tag, so that when the tag is fixed in the “CLOSE” button compartment
of the result section, the “CLOSE” button is visible so that the ‘Close’ button
can be reached to operate without disturbing the tag.
Control Unit Number:
1.2 Before the special tag is used, you shall write the serial number of the control
unit on the special tag.
Signature:
1.3 After writing the serial number of the control unit on the special tag, you shall
put your signature on the BACK SIDE of the special tag. You should also ask
the contesting candidates/polling agents, who are present in the polling
station, before the commencement of the poll to put their signatures on the
back, if they so desire. You should also read out the pre-printed serial
number on the special tag and ask the contesting candidates/polling agents,
who are present at the polling station and have put their signatures on the
back of the special tag, to note down that serial number.