The Election Commission on Saturday directed to all district administrations to ensure full requisite arrangements pertaining to nomination process before its commencements. It further asked district Collectors to keep in readiness for all related materials including handbook, seals and guideline booklet.
The directives were given by Additional Chief Electoral Officer Vl Kanta Rao to district Collectors during division-wise video-conferencing here on Saturday.
Kanta Rao said that all polling stations should have ramp and other facilities and advised Collectors to study checklists and guideline booklets to be provided to candidates.
He also asked all Collectors to exercise special care while providing nomination forms to candidates to avoid any error in the nomination process. All districts should deploy video-graphers in adequate numbers.
Every event should be video-graphed. Process to train staff to be deployed at polling centres should be started. Apart from security, secrecy should also be maintained at polling booths. Telephone numbers of MCC members should be sent to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer. Awareness observers will arrive on October 25 and MCC preparations should be completed before it, he added.
During video-conferencing, Kanta Rao also apprised practical difficulties from district election officers. Rao also sought to know about election preparations made in districts so far. Information regarding arrangements for election materials, database of polling personnel, EVM, law and order, complaints regarding violation of model code of conduct, their disposal and action taken, election expenses monitoring, action by MCMC, paid news, advertisements, special executive judicial magistrates, micro observers, arrangements for vehicle/transport etc. and necessary directives were issued. Joint Chief Electoral Officer SS Bansal and other officers were present on the occasion.