Sixty companies of Central Paramilitary Forces, besides six additional companies, will maintain law and order in Haryana for conducting general elections 2014 in 10 parliamentary constituencies, scheduled to be held on April 10.
“Sensitive and hypersensitive polling stations have been identified and paramilitary forces are being deputed in consultation with the Deputy Commissioners and Nodal Officers of Police,” said Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, Shrikant Walgad.
State Election Commission is focussing on the Jat heartland Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak and Sonipat etc. regarding hypersensitive polling stations, because, during general elections in 2009, more than 20 per cent polling stations had been declared sensitive and majority of these stations fell in these areas across the State.
In 2009 elections, Bhiwani district led with 249 sensitive polling booths in the State. Hisar district followed with 215 sensitive stations. Sonipat had 209, Jind had 184, Rohtak had 159 and Sirsa district had 164 sensitive polling booths. The state election commission had to depute over 65,000 police personnel besides Sixty eight companies of paramilitary forces especially at the sensitive booths at that time.
When asked about the district wise detail about the sensitive and hypersensitive polling stations this time, Sant lal, assistant electoral officer said all district wise details are yet to come.
However, in Kurkushetra, there are 104 hypersensitive and 124 sensitive polling booths and SP, Kurkushetra has formed two special teams with 105 trained and fully-equipped police officers to deal with any untoward incident during the polls there.
Notification for elections would be issued on March 15 and concerned Returning Officer would have to provide information about notification through Form A before 11 am. Nominations could be filed from March 15 to 22.
Well-known badminton player, Saina Nehwal and TV actress Meghna Malik have been roped in for Voter Awareness Campaign to motivate voters to exercise their franchise, said Walgad.
Banner and posters of polling dates are being fixed near banks and ATMs, Metro stations in Gurgaon, besides sending polling mobile vans in rural and urban areas in all districts in the state, he added.
For the first time, a ‘Sankalp Patar’ would be sent to guardians through school students in which appeal would be made to participate in election process. In addition, photo voter slip is also being sent to every voter. Bicycle rally and one act plays are also being organised at local level to motivate youth. Three vehicles in candidate convoy would be permitted while filing nomination and place up to which the vehicle could be parked with the permission of concerned DCs, said Walgad.