DEO, SP elaborate arrangements for polls
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIO
Senapati, March 04 2022:
District Election Officer, Senapati Mahesh Chaudhari has urged all eli-gible electors to come forward and exercise their voting right on Saturday.
Briefing media persons on Friday at NIC conference hall, he said that three polling stations at Senapati town have been designated as Model polling stations.
The model polling stations are at Taphou Naga-49/60, Taphou Oname-49/62 and Emesiiphro-49/66 which will be manned by women personnel.
He also said that all the polling stations in the district will be webcast for the first time in the district.
Micro-Observers are also being trained and deployed for smooth conduct of election, he added.
For smooth conduct of the election, he said General Observer, Police Observer and Expenditure Observer are already there to observe the electioneering process.
He mentioned that polling personnel have been dispersed successfully and will be received on Saturday at Mini Secretariat Complex.
He further said that for safe conduct of election in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic, one each ASHA worker has been appointed along with the polling personnel.
He also appealed to all the political parties to ensure peaceful conduct of the election and follow the norms laid down by ECI.
Joining the media briefing, Senapati SP Karthick Malladi said that every uniform personnel will act as per the law without fear and favour.
On the security deployment in the district, he said that out of 50 companies of security personnel, one company is assigned to watch over the strong room and the rest deployed at various polling stations.
He also said that one company of CISF has been deployed at Tadubi and one company of BSF at Purul.
To tackle the law and order situation, Mobile Quick Response team have been formed in each constituency, he added.
He further said that women security personnel deployed at polling stations across the district have been armed with anti-riot gear.
It may be also mentioned that three newly functional police station at Maram, Purul and Tungjoy is facilitated with the helpline number and WhatsApp number for anyone seeking help.