ULB Polls: DC Rajouri reviews arrangements for counting
20/10/2018
RAJOURI, OCT 19: District Election Officer (Deputy Commissioner) Mohammad Aijaz Asad today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements for the counting of votes polled in the recently held municipal committees of the district.
The DDC said as many as five counting halls and control room have been established in the Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School Rajouri for counting of votes scheduled for tomorrow. The counting of votes would be held for five Municipal committees of Sunderbnai, Rajouri, Kalakote, Thanamandi, and Nowshera. The counting will begin at 9:00 am in the morning. Provision for media Gallery and waiting hall has also been made for election agent/candidates.
While appreciating the returning officers and the assistant returning officers for the smooth and peaceful conduct of urban local body elections, the DDC asked them to ensure smooth and transparent counting process.
"District administration has put in place a appropriate mechanism to ensure that the counting process is conducted in most transparent manner," the DDC said. He said that elaborate plan for security arrangements, deployment of staff, counting of votes and mechanism for declaration of results has been finalized. He asked the officers to follow the plan to ensure that counting could be done in most efficient and transparent way.
It was informed that mobile phones or other electronic gadgets are prohibited in the counting centers. No person without valid ID proof will be allowed to enter the premises of the counting centers. "Only RO/ARO, counting supervisor, observer and deployed staffe have the authority letter duly attested by chief electoral officers to enter the counting rooms" he said and added that no person other than the respective candidate or the authorized election agent would be allowed in the counting centers. "To demarcate the centers for each municipality special color coding has been done," he informed further.
There is a separate entry and exit plan for candidates or their counting agents. In the same way the carrying of EVMs from strong room to the counting center would follow a specific route and would be escorted by the designated officers, he added.
SSP Rajouri Yougal Manhas, Additional Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Sher Singh, Additional deputy commissioner Nowshera Sachin dev Singh, ACR Rajouri, CEO, RDA, DPO, Abdul khabir, all the district officers, tehsildars and the ROs/AROs have attended the meeting
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