CEO details steps ahead of polls
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 19 2022:
A detailed review meeting through video conference with the District Election Officers and SPs of all districts on poll preparedness, was conducted by CEO, SPNO and the SNO of CAPF, yesterday, said a statement issued from the office of the CEO.
The SPNO and SNO for CAPF deliberated on the security issues and assured that there will be no dearth of security personnel for ensuring free, fair and peaceful elections.
Special emphasis has been given on making the elections inclusive, accessible and participative, said the CEO.
All vital election related activities including conduct of Covid safe elections were discussed and districts are fully geared up for the polls, added the CEO.
Voting by way of postal ballots for absentee voters in the category of 80+ and PwD electors who applied for it, are underway through designated polling teams visiting the houses, under intimation to political parties.
For polling personnel and security personnel to be engaged on poll duty, the last date for application for postal ballots is February 21 for Phase-I and 26.2.22 for Phase-II.
The CEO further detailed that commissioning of EVM/VVPATs are underway in the districts, in presence of the representatives of political parties.
The new Symbol Loading Unit which is being used on pilot basis in Manipur, is working fine, said the CEO and added that a big TV screen is used in every commissioning hall to display the Symbol Loading process to representatives of political parties.
The Director in-charge of EVM, in ECI and the General Manager of ECIL, Hyderabad, will arrive tomorrow to take stock of the functioning of the new Symbol Loading Unit and the entire commissioning process, informed the CEO further.
Total number of licensed arms deposited till date from August 1 last year is 18,080 which is 80.71% and total number of persons bound down U/S 107/116 CrPC till date from August 1 , 2021, is 6437 .
Number of non-bailable warrants executed so far since August 1, 2021, is 68.There has been a significant increase in poppy destruction.
Very recently an additional destruction of poppy cultivation in 482 acres with an estimated value Rs 47.81 crore was carried out taking the total figure to Rs 140.7605214 crore.
Seizure of gold to the tune of Rs 3.7264628 crore was made yesterday.
Cigarettes of foreign origin-14000 sticks valued Rs .0168 crore were also seized yesterday.
Yesterday's total seizure value was Rs 51.6231207 crore.
Total cumulative seizures made so far, is valued at Rs 161.9261668 crore from the date of announcement of elections.