Awareness groups have been formed in all the villages and wards of sensitive areas, in view of poll expenses to be made by candidates during the lok Sabha election.In this regard, all the sector officers have been instructed to gather information about the people who influence polling by distributing liquor, cash and gifts to the voters during the election.
local Government officers, retired employees, noted journalists, NSS and NCC cadets, ex-Army men and others are included in the awareness groups.Sector officers will visit villages and collect information in the prescribed proforma. The proforma will have the sign of the in-charge of police station concerned.
During the visit, the officers will give information about the various sections of the Indian Penal Code against influencing the voters. Sector officers will also impart training to the polling teams, besides ensure all necessary arrangements by visiting the polling booths.
District Panchayat CEO Dhananjay Devangan, during the training session of zonal officers, organised here on Wednesday, said that sector officers should have clear knowledge of all the process related to the election, so that problems that come at the time of polling could be solved immediately.
He said that the sector officers, while visiting the polling booth would demonstrate the electronic voting machine before the electorate. They would also physically verify the polling booths and the route chart.
They will report regarding availability of drinking water, toilet at the polling booth and the condition of the building and road, bridges and culverts, other alternative roads etc in the route chart.
On the polling day, after dispatching the polling team, their safe arrival and the arrangements at the polling booths will be reported. All the sector officers will keep additional EVM and polling officers with them, so that, if needed, they may be deployed immediately.
They will peruse the entry in the voters’ register, presiding officer’s diary etc and will have the logic of all the complaints. The sector officers will have the telephone numbers of all the presiding officers and employees of polling teams.