Collector and District Election Officer, Alarmelmangai D has instructed presiding officers and polling officers to ensure flawless civic body polls in the district with mutual understanding.
While addressing a training programme, held here in St. Michale Higher Secondary School for presiding officers and polling officers deployed in Nagar Panchayat Pankhajur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Charama and Kanker Municipal Council, the Collector issued appropriate directions to them for conducting peaceful election.
She urged representatives of all the political parties to resolve their queries related to EVM and submission of all the required documents from master trainers in presence of the presiding officers. The collector warned the officials concerned of strict actions on finding any negligence or irregularity related to polls.
Chief Executive Officer of Zila Panchayat, Chandan Kumar, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Ranbir Sharma, Kanker SDM, Renuka Shrivastava and Joint Collector, Prakash Sarvey was present. She later asked all the polling parties to conduct a mock poll an hour before actual polling in presence of the polling agents.
Polling for Antagarh and Pankhajur Nagar Panchayat will take place from 7 am to 3 pm, thus mock poll will be conducted here at 6 am. Similarly, polling for Bhanupratappur and Charama Nagar Panchayat along with Kanker Municipal Council will take place from 8 am to 5 pm, thus mock poll will conduct here at 6 am.
The collector instructed the polling parties to exhibit mock poll as per the schedule and should take the polling agent’s signature on a certificate of mock poll.