Dehradun District Magistrate Chandresh Kumar Yadav reached Kalsi and Sahaspurb blocks and inspected election preparedness for the second phase polling of panchayat election scheduled to be held on Saturday. A day before the second phase of panchayat polling, Yadav claims to have completed all the preparations for this election in the district.
The 304 polling parties consisting of presiding officers, polling officers and police force departed on Friday for Sahaspur and Kalsi blocks. The DM also presided over a meeting with returning officers, zonal and sector magistrates and directed the returning officers to conduct videography of their work for the record. Additional DM (Finance and Revenue) and election in-charge officer (Personnel) Pratap Singh Shah said that all the polling parties were given election materials before they departed for their assigned polling booths. The polling will begin from7 am and will continue till 5 pm. In Kalsi, polling will be held at 127 booths in nine Nyay Panchayat areas. 217 polling booths have been made for Panchayat election in six Nyay Panchayat areas of Sahaspur block.
Dehradun SSP Ajay Rautela said, “Elaborate security has been put in place for the second phase of panchayat election. The polling area in Kalsi and Sahaspur blocks has been divided into different zones and sectors. One sub-inspector along with two Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel will be deployed at those polling booths which have been identified as ultra sensitive. Two PAC personnel will be deployed at sensitive polling booths. One constable and one Home Guard or PRD jawan will be deployed at each polling booth in the district. Two circle officers, 12 inspectors, 242 sub inspectors, 96 head constables, 1045 constables, 591 home guards, 93 PRD jawans and four companies of PAC will be deployed for second phase of election in Kalsi and Sahaspur blocks.”