Security has been beefed up ahead of counting of votes for three-tier Panchayat election on Friday. In Dehradun district, the counting of votes polled in the Panchayat election will be held at Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur, ITI College, Doiwala, Kalsi block office, Asha Vedic Inter College, Vikasnagar and JHS Cantt Board, Chakrata.
At each counting venue, one gazetted officer and adequate police force including PAC jawans will be deployed for peaceful completion of counting of votes in the district, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela on Thursday.He said, "Six gazetted officers, seven inspectors, 115 sub-inspectors, 92 head constables, 466 constables, 65 women constables, 500 home guards and two platoons and two sections of PAC will be deployed at the counting venues.”
According to him, with the deployment of adequate police force, the polling was held at 133 polling centres in Chakrata, 205 polling centres in Vikasnagar, 127 polling centres in Kalsi, 237 polling centres in Sahaspur, 240 polling centres in Raipur and 373 polling centres in Doiwala in the district.
The polling parties have been directed to reach the counting venue on time and the counting of votes will begin from 8 am and will continue till all polled votes for Gram Panchayat members, Gram Pradhan, Block Panchayat members and District Panchayat members are counted. He further said that victorious candidates will not be allowed to carry out victory rallies in their segment without prior permission in the district.