Hazaribagh administration is ready for peaceful and free and fair polls, stated DC Manish Ranjan and SP Manoj Kaushik during their address to the polling parties, patrolling parties, magistrates and other officials deputed to conduct the municipal council election 2013.
In the auditorium of St Columbas College, DC Manish Ranjan said that on April 7 from 6am onwards the control room will be operative and the polling and patrolling parties can seek help anytime from the control room. DDC Dibar Joko, AC Shekhar Verma, lRDC Banka Ram and executive magistrate Kumkum Prasad will be in-charge of the control room.
He also informed that all the 224 booths have been divided into eight zones for convenience and in case of any disturbance or machinery breakdown of EVM the polling parties will get assistance immediately through their zones.
SP Manoj Kaushik informed that in the entire municipal area sufficient force has been deployed. Besides patrolling parties static force will also be there on every booth.
He also informed that barricading has been done at six places of the municipal area and vehicle owners/drivers will have to show all papers at those point and they will also have to inform their purpose of movement.
Meanwhile polling parties have collected the necessary papers and items from St. Columbas' College point on Saturday and proceeded towards their booth. The patrolling parties will collect EVM in the evening and they will distribute it to the booth parties in the morning. Voting will begin at 7am.