Deployments, Elaborate arrangements in place for over 33 Lakh Voters
NL Correspondent
Jammu Tawi, Apr 10
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made elaborate arrangements for free and fair polling in the Parliamentary Constituency, which is going to polls Thursday, Returning officer Ramesh Kumar today said.
Addressing media persons here at a press conference, the RO gave a detailed account of deployment of poll parties, security arrangements and facilitates at polling stations set up across the constituency. He informed that over 20 lakh voters will exercise their right to vote for electing the candidate of their choice in the Jammu Parliamentary Constituency spread over four districts.
The DEO listed the activities taken up across the parliamentary constituency for informing, educating, motivating and facilitating voters thereby making the elections more participative and meaningful.
He said that awareness programmes were organized across the PC regarding EVM/VVPAT machines, surveillance to motivate the voters and ensure that maximum people can learn and optimize the use of these apps for massive electoral participation.
He said that a number of steps towards motivation and mobilization of voters in the election process were carved out under SVEEP campaign that included skit shows, radio and TV programmes and talks and many more alike.
Mentioning about c-VIGIL App, he informed that in total 34 complaints were registered through it and all were disposed of in time.
He also informed that provision of Assured Minimum facilities have been made at all the polling stations, especially for people with disabilities, as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India. He also said that Model Polling stations have been established where sufficient space will be available for waiting with all basic facilities.
Director General Police Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday said that police and paramilitary contingents have reached polling stations and situation is in full command in five police districts of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency and four police districts of Jammu parliamentary constituency scheduled to go to polls on Thursday, April 11.
DGP said, “The police and paramilitary forces have reached polling stations in five police districts of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency and four police districts of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency,” adding that “situation is in full command as all security arrangements are in place and besides district SPs, the commandants of armed police battalions have been also engaged with the security arrangements for first phase of parliamentary polls in Baramulla and Jammu parliamentary constituencies.”
Saying that zonal sectors have been established to ensure security alertness in all the poll bound districts in both Baramulla and Jammu Lok Sabha constituencies, DGP Dilbagh Singh said, “hope that Thursday's first phase polling of parliamentary elections will be peaceful and people will come out to vote without fear on their own will.”
Meanwhile reports said security has been beefed up in all the five police districts of Baramulla parliamentary constituency and checking of vehicles at sensitive security spots has been intensified. The government has already declared holiday in the poll bound districts of Baramulla and Jammu Lok Sabha constituencies on Thursday and separatists have called for valley wide shutdown tomorrow on the eve of first phase of polling in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.
