As the deadline for withdrawing names comes to an end, 20 candidates are left in the fray and symbols have been allotted to them. Randomisation of EVMs has been done in the presence of candidates or their agents, and now the machines are being transferred into the strong room. RO Hazaribagh, Sunil Kumar, said at a Press conference on Saturday evening.
Returning Officer Sunil Kumar said this time they have developed 81 model polling stations in the constituency where the voters will be welcomed by NSS volunteers. They will also arrange waiting rooms, drinking water, special room for kids, etc. in the booths. This apart, about 500 booths have been developed with all the necessary arrangements.
Talking about the security measures, Kumar said that at least two cases of huge cash transaction have been referred to the Income Tax department, about 225 trouble makers have been identified on the basis of previous records and 47 have been booked by bond so far.
He added that this time the voters will get their slips at home with a personal request letter asking them to vote. Voter awareness programme is going on in full swing and this time the staff on duty can also vote from the same booth, more than 12,000 election duty certificates will be issued. Trainee IAS Harshika Singh, DDC Ravindra Prasad Singh, AC Ranjan Choudhary, SDO Jugnu Minj, DPRO Rashmi Sinha were also present.