The district administration is all set to conduct the elections for rural local bodies, which would be held on December 7, as announced by the State Election Commission.
The administration has completed all the formalities for elections of the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad. The voters’ list has already been published and the ballot papers have also reached the district election office.
According to Garhwa DC A Muthu Kumar, first phase panchayat election conducted in 38 panchayats of five blocks Bargarh,Bhandariya, Ramkanda, Ranka and Chiniya. 478 booths have been made for the first phase panchayat polls out of which admibistration has declared 348 booths hyper sensitive and 125 sensitive. On the day of police forces would be deployed at every booth.
The administration has randomised a list of the polling staff in a prescribed performa, and duties allocated. Following the rural election, police have launched lRP in several operations to nab the anti-social elements.
Garhwa SP Priyadarshi Alok said that to peaceful conduct of rural poll police have launched lRP and operations. Police bound down to the 1156 peoples under sections of 107 and 116 CrPC after initiated 69 cases. Police also recovered 3 country-made weapons and cartridges. Police deposited 54 licenced arms in the district.