All preparations for counting of polled votes for the students’ union election in DAV (PG) College have been completed. The counting will begin at the college campus amid tight security at 9 am on Saturday. Police said that the victory procession will be restricted at Survey ChowkMeanwhile, 4376 out of 8, 414 voters cast votes in the students’ union election on Friday.
Dehradun SSP Dr Sadanand Date said that additional forces had been deputed to ensure a glitch- free election in the college. Apart from deployment of dozens of inspectors and sub inspectors, three DSPs have been sent to make sure that the entire election process, including the counting, is trouble free. While one DSP has been assigned duty to ensure peace within the campus while another has been assigned duty to keep law and order outside the campus and the third DSP has been placed to maintain peace during the victory rallies to be taken out after the counting is over.
SP City Ajay Singh said that two mobile teams will be deployed. While one of them will patrol around the college area another will patrol around the city. Additional forces have been deputed at the entry gate of the college and the counting venues. Police have made it clear that they would not brook any kind of hooliganism on the part of the students and the violators would be dealt with stringently.
College election media in-charge Prashant Singh said that around 100 college staffers have been assigned the task of counting votes polled in the students’ union election in the college.
The college staffers have been deputed as counting supervisors and counting assistants and they have been directed to reach the venue at around 8 am so that counting of votes could start at 9 am. The use of mobile phones by anyone at the counting venue has been strictly prohibited. The counting agents appointed by the various unions have been issued entry passes to oversee the counting process and they have been directed to reach the counting venue on time. Only those having entry passes will be allowed to enter the counting venue and they will be frisked at two places before they are allowed to get in.
Singh said that 15 tables have been made for counting of votes. Five tables have been made for the counting of votes for the posts of president /vice- president. Five would be used each for the counting of votes for the posts of general secretary/joint secretary and treasurer/ university representative.
It is learnt that counting will be held under the supervision of college chief election officer. Ballot boxes will be brought at the counting venue from the strong room in the presence of policemen.
Singh said that election committee members are working hard to complete the election process peacefully. Students’ leaders of various unions are also supporting the college administration to complete the counting process sans any trouble, he said.
The counting of votes will begin from 9 am and it is expected to be completed by 3 pm. Victory rally will not be allowed within the college campus and the administration would take care of such rallies taken out outside the college campus, Singh added.