In a bid to ensure fair, free and transparent polls in the district, as many as 809 polling parties have been deployed across Garhwa and Bhawnathpur assembly segments of Palamu Parliamentary constituency which is going to polls on Monday.
The Polling parties, along with sealed Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Voters Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) and polling material left for the respective polling stations along with security personnel under the supervision of General Observer and District Election Officer (DEO) Garhwa Harsh Mangla. The polling parties reported at the respective dispatch centres early morning on Sunday where EVMs, VVPATs and other election material were made available to them.
The DEO entrusted upon the polling parties to work with utmost dedication and devotion for successful completion of polls in the district. He informed that foolproof security arrangements have been made for safe and hassle-free transportation of polling staff and material.
Assistant Returning Officers Pradeep Kumar and Kamleshwer Sahay, nodal officers and other senior officers of Police and Civil Administration were also present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, DEO along with other officers Garhwa, inspected the designated centres for distribution and collection of polling material for the Assembly segments of Garhwa district and took stock of the distribution process and dispatching of polling staff.
During the visit to collection and distribution center at SSJS Namdhari College , the DEO interacted with the concerned AROs, and other concerned officers and had firsthand appraisal of the distribution of Electronic Voting Machines, polling material, deployment of polling staff and micro observers. He also reviewed the arrangements put in place for the polling staff at all polling stations. She expressed satisfaction on the arrangements and asked the concerned to put in their best efforts to ensure free, fair and transparent polls in the district.