Ahead of the fourth and last phase three-tier Panchayat poll today, polling teams were dispatched on Thursday under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Gholap. In the fourth phase, a total of 7 blocks of Garhwa subdivision, including Meral, Garhwa, Danda, Dandai, Kandi, Bardiha and Majhiaon blocks will be held. The polling team has left which will leave at the identified cluster and after the end of the poll, they will deposit the polled ballot box and other election material at Agriculture Market Committee, Garhwa on the same day.
Polling will be held at 1121 polling stations from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Deputy Commissioner said that all the preparations for the voting have been completed, tomorrow the voting will be conducted in a fearless, fair and peaceful manner under the Garhwa subdivision.
The DC said that separate medical kits have been arranged for all the constituted polling parties and police forces engaged in the polling work. Deputation of necessary medicines and medical team for first aid at the cluster will also be done by the civil surgeon, as well as the availability of ambulances has been ensured in all CHCs.
Polling personnel have been dispatched from the dispatch center with full preparations, while proper arrangements have been made for their stay at the cluster by providing all the basic facilities. In Garhwa sub-division, voting will be held for 11 posts of Zilla Parishad members, 111 posts of Panchayat Samiti members, 85 posts of Mukhiya and 878 posts of Gram Panchayat members. Thus 3,930 candidates are contesting for a total of 1,085 posts. A total of 4,17,176 voters will exercise their franchise in the fourth phase of elections, which includes a total of 2,20,613 male voters and 1,96,563 female voters. The total number of voters with disabilities is 8,091 while the number of voters who have increased in comparison to the last election is 91,224.