Scrutiny of form 17 A, other documents on April 20
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 04 2024:
Returning officer of Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency (1-IMPC) on Thursday notified all the contesting candidates and election agents that scrutiny of Form 174 and other documents of all the polling stations including Special Polling Stations of assembly segments under 1-IMPC will be held at Imphal West DC office 11 am on April 20 .
In a notice, returning officer Th Kirankumar stated that the scrutiny shall take place at Kombirei Hall of DC office complex at Lamphelpat in the presence of the general observer along with specifying that the scrutiny shall be taken up for the Special Polling Stations of 1-IMPC district-wise, starting with Imphal East followed by Imphal West, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Churachandpur, Kangpokp and Tengnoupal districts.
Thereafter, scrutiny shall be taken up in ascending order of the assembly segments of 1-IMPC, it added.
The designated assistant returning officers (AROs) of 1-IMPC for Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal districts and the AROs of all the assembly segments under 1-IMPC will be transporting the documents under proper police escort along with Executive Magistrate, it informed.
All the candidates and their election agents are allowed to follow the vehicle transporting relevant papers by the AROs to ROs office and are also watch the proceeding of the scrutiny from safe distance but should not handle the election materials or interfere with the proceeding, it mentioned.
It further stated that after the scrutiny is over, the forms and the other documents shall be resealed with the seal of the designated ARO and the candidate or their election agents may also be allowed to affix their seal or signature if they desire.
The sealed envelopes shall then be kept back in another strong room in the presence of the candidates, their election agents or authorised representatives.
It further informed all the candidates or their election agents to attend the scrutiny of Form 17A and other documents on the date, time and place mentioned above, without fall.