The administration in the insurgency-hit Kanker district of Chhattisgarh has initiated a unique move by establishing a 'rainbow' model polling station.
A senior CRPF officer informed that teams of polling agents have left for their respective duties in remote locations as they have to walk on foot for ten kilometres to reach the location.
Saizikpuii, Additional Deputy Commissioner, said, "The polling parties are collecting their EVMs and polling materials. Security personnel will go with each polling party. Every security arrangement has been made to conduct the poll. "
According to the Chief Electoral Officer's office, Mizoram, 8,52,088 voters including 4,13,064 male and 4,39,028 female voters will exercise their franchise in 1276 polling stations.
The dispatching of polling personnel to their designated polling stations in the Lawngtlai district for the upcoming Mizoram assembly election on November 7 began on Sunday.
According to Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, "Today is the polling day of LAHDC elections. The mock poll process is being conducted at polling stations. We have a total of 278 polling stations. Police arrangements have been made to carry out free and fair elections. Out
Hundreds of villagers in insurgency-hit Bastar division will get the opportunity to exercise their voting rights for the first time in the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly elections, as the poll body is going to set up polling centres at 40 villages for the maiden time.
According to the Assam State Election Commission, there are 420 Zila Parishad Constituencies, 185 Anchalik Panchayats, 2195 Gram Panchayats, 21936 wards and 23684 polling stations in 40 districts and Sub-Divisions of the state.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that 19 people were killed on the day of the Panchayat polls adding that the presence of the central security forces in and around the polling stations will ensure that voters cast their vote fearlessly.
"You will recollect yesterday the BJP WB delegation called on you and asked you to review CCTV/video footage to establish booths which have to be re-polled due to booth, looting, polling officers seen participating/helping in rigging/where BJP candidate agents were forced to leave or removed