An important divisional level review meeting regarding preparations for the forthcoming lok Sabha election will be held here on Monday. In the meeting, Divisional Commissioner KDP Rao will review the preparations at the parliamentary constituencies of Bilaspur, Janjgir, Raigarh and Korba and will provide necessary guidance to the officials.
Elections in the parliamentary constituencies of Bilaspur division will be held on April 24. For the preparations of these constituencies, a meeting has been convened at the Bilaspur Collectorate on March 10 at 12 noon. In the meeting, the Divisional Commissioner will issue necessary guidelines to establish the needed coordination among the district collectors of the four constituencies, for the smooth conduct of the election.
The commissioner will also review preparations for law and order during the election, formation of polling teams, training, preparation of EVMs, arrangement for postal ballot, present status of voters’ list, IPIC card distribution, preparation of route chart, transport arrangement for polling teams, arrangements for central observers of ECI, election related expenditure, coordination with banks for distribution of honorarium and availability of amount, appointment and training of sector magistrates and zonal officers, vehicle permission for political parties, expenditure account, action as per asset distortion act, vehicles for police officers, housing arrangement for forces, use of videography and information technology resources with media, counting, keeping of code of conduct, necessary repair of roads as per route charge, arrangement for electricity, water, shade, toilets for men and women at polling centres and ramp for handicapped etc.
Senior officers from Central Government and central undertakings have been invited to the meeting, so that their cooperation could be sought in the election work. IG Police, Returning Officers of the constituencies concerned, Assistant Returning Officers, Collectors, Superintendents of Police, DRM, Chief General Manager of SECl, Divisional officers of Income Tax, NTPC, Telecom, Power Distribution Company and all construction agencies have been invited to the meeting.