Chandigarh

Steps for free and fair polls in Gurgaon

PNS

To ensure smooth conduct of free, impartial and peaceful elections, Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner cum District Electoral Officer Shekhar Vidyarthi has divided each of the four assembly constituencies into different sectors and Sector Magistrates have been appointed. Each Sector Magistrate would have police officer with him. Vidyarthi said that each Sector Magistrate has been given 15 to 20 polling stations for which he would be doing sensitivity analysis and prepare vulnerability mapping, that is, he would tour the entire catchment area of those polling stations and check whether there is any apprehension of threat or intimidation to any section of voters. He would ensure that no one is stopped from casting his or her vote on the polling day. Each Sector Magistrate will be assisted by two Supervisors. He said that Gurgaon Police has also appointed DCP (HQ) Badan Singh as Nodal Officer for law & Order on behalf of Gurgaon Police for election purposes while City Magistrate Ekta Chopra would be nodal officer from district administration side for maintenance of law and order. Joint Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Anu Sheokand has been appointed nodal officer for Model Code of Conduct and Deputy Excise & Taxation Commissioner (DETC) K S Malik is nodal officer for Expenditure.