Polling materials for the Presidential polls will reach Raipur on July 13.
Assistant Returning Officer Dinesh Trivedi and Deputy Chief Electoral Officer (Chhattisgarh) Vinay Kumar Agrawal will accompany the ballot box, ballot paper and other materials. They will fly into Raipur, an official communication said.
As per the norms of the Election Commission, the ballot box is being brought to Raipur through a designated air ticket. It will not be kept in the check-in baggage.
It will be brought under security to the state Assembly's strong room. The polling is scheduled on July 18 in the assembly premises. Chhattisgarh has 90 MLAs.
The elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and MLAs of all state Assemblies will vote. The value of vote for a MP from Chhattisgarh is 700 and that of MLA is 129.
There are two candidates in the fray for the post of President are Draupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha.