The fate of 1,145 candidates was sealed on February 4 elections in Punjab. (Generic photo)
An Election Commission team arrived in Punjab on Thursday to review the security arrangement of the buildings where electronic voting machines (EVMs) of the Punjab assembly elections have been kept.
The EC team visited the strong room on the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus in Ludhiana to take stock of the security there.
District officials said the EC team was "fully satisfied" with the security set up around the strong rooms.
"The EC team inspected the strong room and saw the security arrangements, CCTVs and log books. We have a three-tier system in place around the strong room," Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat told media.
He said candidates of various parties were present during the EC team's visit.
The central forces were in charge of the inner-most safety net of the strong rooms while the outer ring was with the Punjab Police, an official said.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had earlier complained to the EC about the lax in the security arrangements around the strong rooms. A party source said the officials, in charge, were allowing unauthorized people to the strong rooms.
Two incidents - one where people were seen entering the strong room in Ludhiana and another of EVM boxes being moved in Patiala - were referred to in the AAP complaints to the EC.
The Congress and BJP leaders in Punjab have blamed the AAP leadership for creating panic over the issue.
The fate of 1,145 candidates was sealed on February 4 during the voting for 117 assembly seats in Punjab.