Collector and District Electoral Officer Rajesh Sukumar Toppo on Tuesday held a meeting with the Returning and Assistant Returning Officers to review the preparations for the civic bodies’ polls scheduled in December.
He asked the officials concerned to strictly follow the instructions issued by the State Election Commission to ensure proper implementation of model code of conduct in the district.
He asked the officials concerned to report the action taken under Prevention of Defacement of Property Act to the District Election Officer on a daily basis. He warned the officials and employees engaged in the election duty of taking strict action on finding any negligence in carrying out the assigned task.
Toppo informed that the polls would be held in two phases. While voting of the first phase for Bhatapara Municipal Council and Sigama Nagar Panchayat will take place on December 8, the voting for Baloda Bazar Municipal Council, Palari Nagar Panchayat, Kasdol, Tundara, Bhatgaon and Bilaigarh Nagar Panchayat will take place on December 11.
The timing for voting will be from 8 am to 5 pm.The Collector asked the returning and assistant returning officers to establish a Control Room and a Computer Room and make available all the basic amenities related to the polls at the municipal council and nagar panchayat level.
He also issued directives to prepare a duty and route chart of the officials and employees deployed at the Control Room and writing the polling booth’s name, date and time of voting at the polling booth centres. The Collector informed the officials that master trainers will impart the poll related training to the employees at the Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat level.
The Additional District Election Officer Dr Santosh Kumar Dewangan updated the officials concerned with the information related to the model code of conduct. The Additional Collector M Kalyani, SDOs (Revenue) SN Motwani, Sanjay Kannoje and Rekha Singh Banswar also attended the meeting.