A total of 12 candidates are in the fray for the Assembly bypolls in Doiwala Vidhan Sabha constituency and the authorities claim to have taken all possible measures to complete Doiwala Assembly bypolls peacefully, said Dehradun District Magistrate Chandresh Kumar Yadav on Monday.
The polling areas have been divided into three zones and 13 sectors. Out of 148 polling booths, 39 have been identified as ultra sensitive and 24 as sensitive in the segment. Additional force will be deployed at ultra sensitive and sensitive polling booths for peaceful conduct of the Assembly bypoll in the district, he added.
A total of 740 Government employees have been deputed for the Doiwala Assembly bypolls and employees who have been posted in Kalsi, Charata and Doliwala have been exempted from election duty. Employees and residents of Doiwala who have been deputed on election duty can get themselves exempted from this duty after submitting their voter card along with duty card to the election officer concerned, he added.
No candidate withdrew his or her nomination from Doiwala Assembly on Monday. Two national party candidates Trivendra Singh Rawat from BJP and Hira Singh Bisht from Congress are seen as the main contenders in these bypolls. Nine candidates are contesting from this segment as independent candidates. The independent candidates include Rishi Kumar, liyaqat, Sazid Ali, Som Dutt and others. A total of 129049 voters including 61608 women would exercise their franchise on July 21. The counting of votes will be held at ITI Doiwala on July 25.