Udupi: All electronic voting machines used in the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency polling have been securely transferred to Saint Cecilia's Pre-Graduate College, Brahmagiri, for counting, accompanied by Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines.

Tight police security has been implemented across three levels, with CRPF personnel guarding the strong rooms and KSRP personnel deployed within the center, while district police oversee security in the outer premises. 

District authorities, including Dr. K. Vidyakumari and Election Observer Hitesh Koya, have provided guidelines, ensuring stringent measures such as disconnecting electrical connections to prevent mishaps. The center is accessible only to authorized personnel, with CCTV surveillance and a fire engine on standby. 

Voting machines from Udupi and Chikkamagaluru districts are sealed and secured in designated rooms, with continuous security until vote counting on June 4.

Additionally, voting machines from Udupi district's assembly constituencies have been demustered at Saint Cecilia's School, Udupi, with strict police security maintained during transportation and storage.