Early Times Report
Rajouri, Oct 5: Hectic campaign by the candidates and senior party leaders including former minister and former vice chairman Pahari Advisory Board, poster war, defacing of walls with posters, door to door visits and community meetings etc are some highlights of the elections for the 17 wards of Rajouri Municipality.
The election for the Municipality will be held on October 8 under first phase and the administration and police have also taken every measure to ensure free and fair polling at every polling station.
Just 2 days are left for the polling and the community based politics will play major role in deciding the fate of the candidates while on the other hand some independent candidates are also enjoying support from other community.
Former health minister Shabir Ahmed Khan (Congress) , Vibodh Gupta, MLC and former vice chairman Pahari Advisory Board , Kuldeep Raj Gupta (both from BJP) are the star campaigners who have been visiting the voters individually and holding meetings at various places.
On the other hand district administration under the supervision of M.A. Asad, District Election Officer (DEO), who is also deputy commissioner, has also made every possible arrangement for fair and free polling for 5 Municipalities in the district.
While chairing a meeting at Rajouri, DEO today enquired about various matters related to electoral rolls, ballot paper for EVMs, polling station related issues, manpower issues, trainings of ROs/AROS, election material for polling stations ,transport management ,dispatch of polling parties ,communication plans ,collection centre ,counting plan and poll day arrangements.
SSP, Yougal Manhas explained the security plan for each polling station and the DEO asked him to keep ready adequate manpower to ensure the hassle-free conduct of elections in hypersensitive and vulnerable polling stations.
DEO directed the authorities to finalise the despatch /collection centre either at boys' higher secondary school or at ITI complex.
ROs/ AROs informed DEO about adequate basic facilities at the polling stations except first aid kits for which DEO directs Dr. Suresh Gupta, CMO to provide first AID kit at the all the polling stations or depute medical officer (MO).
"Work in synchronization so that all the preparations are completed within the shortest possible time" said DEO. |
