Pauri District Magistrate and returning officer for Garhwal lok Sabha constituency, Chandresh Kumar stressed that every measure will be ensured to ensure free and fair polling in the lok Sabha elections.
Pauri District has 746 polling centres with 826 booths. The district has been divided into 19 zones and 85 sector magistrates have been appointed for facilitating smooth polling. Twenty booths have been marked critical in the district. Under the norms booths where 90 percent votes are cast or 75 percent votes are cast for only one party are termed critical.
Taking to media on Monday, Kumar said that model of code of conduct will be implemented effectively in the segment. The Garhwal Parliamentary seat consists 14 Vidhan Sabha seats which include six from Pauri district, three from Chamoli district, two seats each from Tehri and Rudraprayag and one from Nainital district. The notification for this seat will be issued on April 12, nomination papers will be filed from April 12 to 19, withdrawal of nomination will be on April 23 and the polling will be held on May 7. Action will be taken against those who hold meetings, demonstrations and other political events without valid permission. Kumar further informed that instructions have been issued to officials concerned to complete vulnerability mapping of the polling booths as per the ECI guidelines and submit the report on April 4.