All preparations for conducting counting of votes for civic polls on Tuesday have been completed, said Dehradun district election officer BVRC Purushottam on Monday.
The counting of votes will begin from 8 am and will continue till the end of this process. Accompanied with Dehradun SSP Kewal Khurana, Purushottam carried out inspections of the strong room and officials deputed there were given necessary instructions by them.
As many as 24 tables have been established for conducting counting of votes for civil poll of Dehradun Municipal Corporation at Sanatan Dharam Inter College, Race Course, Dehradun. Counting of votes will be completed in 15 rounds, he added.
Purushottam further said that the officials who have been deputed for counting the votes were given training about counting of votes and they were strictly prevented to bring mobile phone at counting site. These officials were given duty letters on Monday for completing counting of votes at their assigned counting site.
All the officials were directed to complete counting of votes correctly and informed the account agents of political parties in each round of counting. Purushottam further said that these officials were directed to reach at counting site at 7 am sharp. All the relevant information have been given to the officials to avoid inconvenience during counting of votes.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for conducting peaceful counting of votes. Additional force has been deployed at counting site and those having entry pass will be allowed to enter into the campus of counting site. According to him, four Circle Officers, one inspector, 39 sub-inspectors, 154 constables, 24 women constables, two companies of PAC and others have been deployed in and around counting site.
Electronic Voting Machines for Dehradun Municipal Corporation have been stored in the strong room, located at Sanatan Dharma Inter College, Race course, Dehradun. Ballot box of Municipal council, Rishikesh has been kept at IDPl and municipal council of Mussoorie at Dhananand Inter College. The ballot box of Vikasnagar and Nagar Panchayat Herbertpur has been kept Asaram Vedic Inter College, Vikasnagar. The ballot box of Nagar Panchayat Doiwala has been kept at strong room, located at Doiwala.
Purushottam said that no one will be allowed to take law in hands. Candidates of any political parties and their supporters will not be allowed to enter into the counting site. He said that officials deputed for the poll duty had already completed their given assignments with honesty and by maintaining transparency. He expressed hope that they would do same during counting of votes and strict department action would be surely initiated against those officials, who are found guilty of lethargic during counting of votes on Tuesday.