Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (PTI) Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan on Monday rejected the opposition BJD's allegation that a truckload of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was covertly moved from Ganjam district to Nuapada on November 9 ahead of the by-election to the constituency.

Addressing a press conference here, Gopalan said the CEO's office has received a complaint regarding the transportation of EVMs from Ganjam to Nuapada.

"This allegation is completely baseless and impossible. We have verified the CCTV footage of the EVM warehouses at Ganjam, and there have been no such activities there," the CEO said.

He said, "No EVM has been brought from anywhere nor sent out of Nuapada district".

Gopalan said that each district has its own EVM warehouse/secured by police and CCTV s

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