Haryana State Election Commission would establish complaint cells to receive complaints pertaining to elections and their speedy disposal during the panchayat polls in the State.
State Election Commissioner, Rajeev Sharma on Wednesday said that complaint cells would also be established at the office of State Election Commission and at district headquarters.
He said that an effective communication system would be set up at headquarters as well as district level, to enable concurrent intervention and mid-course correction on the poll day.
Apart from security personnel, 1,07,675 employees would be deputed on election duty. Besides, 1,256 supervisors and 1,065 duty magistrates would also be deputed, said he.
A total of 1,10,09,317 people are eligible to cast their ballot in these elections, of which 59,04,696 are men and 51,04,621 are women.
Sharma informed that the general and election expenditure observers would also be appointed who would monitor the conduct of the election procedure and the expenditure being incurred by candidates. Besides, regular monitoring would be done from the headquarters.
He added said that videography of sensitive or hyper-sensitive polling stations would be carried out. Also, all basic amenities such as ramps, first aid facility, shelter, drinking water and toilet would be provided at polling stations so that the electors, including senior citizens, women and physically challenged persons, may not suffer any inconvenience.
Haryana State Election Commission has started making arrangements for conducting the 5th General Elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions in a fair, free and transparent manner. The polling would be conducted in three phases.
Meanwhile, the State Election Commission has directed all voters who have been issued electoral photo identity cards for assembly and lok Sabha elections and their electoral photo identity card numbers mentioned in the panchayat voters list as well, to produce these cards when they come to the polling stations for casting their ballot for PRIs elections scheduled to be held on January 10, 17 and 24.
If any electors had not been issued electoral photo identity cards by the Election Commission, he/she will have to establish his/her identity by producing documents, said Sharma.
In case of an elector, who does not have any of the identity cards would be allowed to vote, if he/she was able to establish his/her identity to the satisfaction of the presiding officer and such other polling officer authorized by the presiding officer on his behalf, he added.
In Haryana, elections would be conducted for 416 members of 21 zila parishads, 3,001 posts of 126 panchayat samitis and 6,198 posts and 62,492 posts of sarpanches and panches.