The webcasting would be done for 140 polling booths falling under Janjgir-Champa district based Assembly constituencies while in Bemetara, in all its three Assembly constituencies of Navagarh, Bemetara and Saja, 73 polling booths will have the facility.
According to Janjgir-Champa District Electoral Officer N Bansode, in 140 polling centres would have the facility of webcasting in the assembly constituencies of Janjgir-Champa district. He said that officials have been directed to ensure internet facility in these polling centres.
Additional to it the Polling centre of Navagarh will be converted into Pink Booth. In this booth all the officers and employees of polling team would be women. It is just a theme and no colour of pink would be used as it is for women voters only.
Similarly, Bemetara District Electoral Officer and Collector M D Kawre said that in all the three assembly constituencies of Navagarh, Bemetara and Saja around 73 polling booths would be brought under webcasting. This would link these polling centres directly to Election Commission of India.
On selection of the polling centres, he said that in each State Assembly constituency as per 10 percent average, the polling centres are being included for webcasting. The nodal officers and the officers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have been directed to ensure internet connection at these centres.
District Collector further said that Election Observers place of stay, new circuit house and strong room of Agriculture Produce Market centre, Bemetara would be provided with internet connection. Similarly, in each state assembly seat, 10 each model polling centres would be developed. It would have all facilities.
He pointed out that the concept of model polling booth is that it should have two doors, one to enter and other to exit, shade for electors, water for drinking, sitting arrangement, presiding officer table should have table cloth, name plates of all the polling team is displayed, toilet among others.
He further said that in each three assembly constituencies five pink booths would be constituted.