Elections in the State should be conducted with peace and impartiality. For this, all arrangements should be made timely. This was stated by Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind while reviewing election preparations in the Chhindwara lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday.
Deputy Election Commissioner of India JK Rao, Additional Chief Electoral Officer Vl Kanta Rao, Joint Chief Electoral Officer SS Bansal, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer (law & Order) Sonali Mishra, DIG Chhindwara Joga and other officers were present on the occasion.
CEO Govind said that in view of summer, timing for polling has been increased by two hours so that maximum number of voters can exercise their franchise. Two ideal polling booths have been set up in every district as an innovation to ensure increase in voter turnout.
He said that polling staff should be given honorarium timely. Their lodging and food arrangements should also be made.Collector SK Upadhyay informed that 49 out of 491 polling booths have been identified as critical. Webcasting will be done in eight polling booths. Buildings of 34 polling booths have been changed.
Meanwhile, CEO Jaideep Govind has said that voters turning up at polling booths on April 10 should be greeted with garlands. They should be informed about arrangement for drinking water at the booth. First time, tents have been erected to save voters from sunlight.
Polling booth should be bedecked with flowers so that they acquire ideal look. He gave these directives while inspecting ideal polling booth in Umaria district at Government School for Excellence.The CEO said that a line with limestone powder should be drawn from school’s entry gate upto polling booth so that voters can find their way easily. He said that arrangements for light and toilet should also be made in the polling booths.