The district election office, Champawat, has decided to add as many as seven new polling booths to both the Assembly constituencies of the district- lohaghat and Champawat.
Presently, there are 299 polling booths spread across the two assembly constituencies in the Champawat district, the officials concerned said.
There are 163 polling booths in the lohaghat Assembly constituency, while the Champawat Assembly segment consists of 136 polling booths, added the district election office, Champawat.
However, out of the seven new polling booths, a maximum four polling booths would be set up in the Champawat Assembly constituency, while three would come up for the lohaghat Assembly segment, further said the officials of the district election office, Champawat.
In lohaghat Assembly segment, the three new polling booths would be at Pati tehsil's Government Primary School, Takalwari, the Government Primary School, Gadyura and lohaghat tehil's Government Primary School, Kayal.
Similarly, in Chamwat Assembly constituency, the four new polling booths would be at Champawat tehsil's Government Primary School, Chaurakhyali, the Government Primary School, Jaigaon,
Tanakpur tehsil's the Panchayat Ghar, Gudami and the Government Inter College, Tanakpur, further said the officials concerned of the district election office Champawat.
It is to be noted that both the lohaghat and Champawat Assembly constituencies are part of the Almora-Pithorgarh Parliamentary constituency.