On Tuesday polling parties of 864 booths of Hazaribagh parliamentary constituency departed for their cluster hubs. There are 1084 booths of Hazaribagh parliamentary constituency in Hazaribagh district area. DC cum RO Sunil Kumar informed that on Tuesday EVMs, essential materials and papers were distributed among the polling parties of rural booths and on Wednesday the polling parties of 220 urban booths will get these items.
As per the direction of election commission this time micro-observers have been appointed. 171 micro-observers will report about the voting of 302 booths. Besides this 62 videographers and 187 photographers have been deputed to take videos and digital photographs of polling of most of the booths. Webcasting of polling has been arranged from 76 booths. All polling personals have been insured as per EC direction, informed RO Sunil Kumar.
SP Manoj Kaushik said that four clusters have been identified as sensitive ones and polling parties have been sent to these clusters with election materials by choppers. These are Manatu, Galhobar, Pathalgadda and Bhaghar. Paramilitary forces and other forces are available in sufficient number and this time on each booth there will be police force. Pre-scanning of all the booths has been done, he added.
Both the officers informed that this time 125 model booths have been developed in Hazaribagh district where the voters will be welcomed by NSS/NCC volunteers and on these booths electricity, drinking water, shed, toilet etc. will be available for the voters. For peaceful conduction of election the area has been divided into different sectors and zones and patrolling is going on in all the zones and sectors. On cluster hubs doctors and ANMs have been deputed along with necessary medicines, ambulance etc.