CEO to ensure free & fair bye-election
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 20 2015 :
The bye-elections to 5-Thongju and 9-Thangmeiband Assembly Constituencies (A/Cs) will be held on Saturday.
The polling will begin from 7 am till 4 pm.
Speaking to media persons at his office Chamber, State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) O Nabakishore who is also the Chief Secretary of Manipur said that to ensure free and fair election, 12 companies of Central Para-Military Forces (CPMF) have already arrived and one section each of CPMF will be deployed in every polling station.
Video Camera will be installed in all the polling station.
Nabakishore said that the electors who have been issued EPIC shall produce the EPIC for their identification at the polling stations before casting their votes.
Those electors who are not able to produce the EPIC shall produce any one of the alternative photo identity documents for establishing their identity.
Three election observers are also appointed by Election Commission of India (ECI) to look after the election process besides, mirco observers are also appointed in every polling station, he added.