District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Harsh Mangla reviewed poll preparedness of the district on Sunday and asked officials to ensure strict enforcement of Model Code of Conduct (MCC). He directed the officials to remove the hoardings and banners put up by different political parties across the district within 48 hours.
“The model code of conduct is in force now and all parties have to adhere to it. If there is anything that is not in accordance with the law, the election commission can take action against the respective political party for it,” Mangla said. Complaints related to violation of the code of conduct would be resolved within 100 minutes, he added.
Speaking to media persons, the DC said there will be 1,170 polling booths in the district, of which, 299 booths have been identified as hyper sensitive and 652 as sensitive. There are 7,40,232 voters in the district out of which 3,46,186 cast their votes in the Lok Sabha polls.
Steps have been taken for installation of CCTV cameras at sensitive booths and webcasting of voting, he said.The DC also stated all necessary facilities including ramps for the disabled, drinking water and power supply will be ensured at the polling booths. The Assembly election in the district will be held in the first phase on November 30. Filing of nominations will start here on November 6 while scrutiny and withdrawal will be conducted on November 14 and 16 respectively.
It is mandatory for the candidates to submit their photocopy of PAN cards during nomination filing. Meanwhile, the district administration has set up a single window grievance system to resolve issues relating to elections. Similarly, the work order registers of various line departments and block offices have been seized in accordance with the model code of conduct.