The Hazaribagh district administration started preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand due in November-December 2014.
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jharkhand has increased its activities and it is regularly giving homework to the district administrations and taking reports. Acting on the directive of the CEO, Hazaribagh district administration has already sent names of returning officers for different Assembly segments of the district for final approval.
Election in Hazaribagh Sadar, Barhi, Barkattha and Mandu Assembly segments will take place under the responsibility of Hazaribagh district administration. The district administration has sent the names of SDO Sadar and SDO Barhi as the returning officers of Sadar and Barhi Assembly segments while it has recommended the names of AC Hazaribagh for Mandu and lRDC for Barkattha Assembly segments.
The district administration has also recommended three names for each of these four Assembly segments as assistant returning officers. As per the directives of CEO's office this year election in Barkagaon Assembly segment will be looked after by Ramgarh district administration along with its own Ramgarh Assembly constituency.
For smooth conduction of Assembly election the district administration has already brought EVM machines from Odisha. As per the directives of State Election Commission the district administration had sent CO Katkamsandi to Kurda, Odisha, from where he had brought 2900 ballot units and 1500 control units. EVMs available in the district headquarters will also be used in the assembly election.
The CEO's office has demanded a detailed report about the officials posted in the district. The district administration is preparing the report. In this report the name of the officer, details of present and previous postings in the district, responsibility during last parliamentary election and his performance etc. are included.
Besides this the election commission has also asked to report about the status of polling booths, percentage of polling during last parliamentary election, turnout of male and female voters at each booth, reports of irregularities if any, complaints if any from the district administration. Hazaribagh district administration has already submitted many reports and very soon it is going to submit other reports.