Himachal Chief Electoral Officer Pushpendra Rajput on Monday said as many as 7,525 polling parties have been deployed for smooth conduct of Vidhan Sabha elections in the state.
These parties will move to their respective destinations on November 6, 7 and 8 to perform their polling duties. 10 polling parties have moved on Monday to remote and hard areas of the state. This includes two for Bharmour-Pangi area, one for Bainath and seven for Rohru Assembly Constituency, said Rajput.
He said 7,470 polling parties will move on November 7, while 45 will move on November 7, which includes 30 for Kangra, 10 for Una and 5 for Anni in Kullu district.
Rajput also said the political campaign for assembly polls will come to an end on November 7 at 5 pm, 48 hours before the day of polling on November 9.
He said that after the closure of campaign on November 7, no political campaign could be carried out within the constituency. Political functionaries, party workers, campaign functionaries, who have come from outside and not voters of the constituency, should not continue to remain present in the constituency, he added.
He said the ECI has directed that after the campaign period is over, the district administration shall ensure that all functionaries will leave their constituencies immediately after the campaign period is over.
However, the elected MP, MlA or poll going constituency should not be asked to leave the constituency during election. These MPs and MlAs shall not be allowed to carry out any campaign in the constituency after campaign period is over, which is 48 hours before the close of poll, said Rajput.
He added that all district election and police officers shall ensure that all those political functionaries who have been provided security by the state shall not be allowed to remain present in the constituencies in which they are not electors after the period of campaigning is over.