The forthcoming lok Sabha and Assembly elections would be conducted in 1,777 booths and around 16 lakh voters, including over seven lakh women voters, are scheduled to exercise their franchise in the Baleswar district.
District Collector Arbiunda Agarwal informed this at a Press meet held on Wednesday evening. He said nine election teams would keep watch on various aspects as per the model code of conduct to ensure a free and fair election in the district. Besides, the nodal officers would monitor the expenditures of each candidate he or she would incur on the poll campaigning.
He appealed to the voters not get swayed away by any kind of influence to cast their valuable votes. Among others, ADM Akshay Mohanty, Nilgiri Sub-Collector S Nayak and Election Officer of the district Padmanabh Dora were present.