After the unprecedented voter turnout in the first phase, State Government is putting in all out efforts to ensure the trend continues even in the second phase of three-tier panchayat polls-2015.
Voters from 74 blocks in 23 districts will elect their Panchayati Raj Institution representatives from a choice of 18,382 candidates in the second phase scheduled on this Saturday. State Election Commission, state police force and districts’ administration are leaving no stone unturned to ensure good polling in the hinterlands of the State.
For this phase, polling booths have been set up in 10,099 buildings in rural areas of the state. Out of this 2,953 have been classified as hyper-sensitive and 4,350 as sensitive.
A total of 38,284 security personnel from CID, District Armed Police, para-military forces and more have been deployed to take care of the security aspect of the polls. 129 companies, amounting to 9,288 security personnel, of Central Armed Police Forces have also been stationed in each of the 23 districts. State police department is leaving no stone unturned considering the fact that extremist outfits have declared their intentions to disrupt the democratic process.
Apart from the 74 blocks to be covered under the second phase, re-polls are also to be conducted in booth number 47 of Pipra block in Palamu on Saturday. Re-polls were already conducted in ten blocks of Godda on Thursday.
Four blocks of State capital Ranchi will also go into polls in phase two of three-tier panchayat polls-2015. Electorate from 82 panchayats of Ormanjhi, Angada, Namkum and Silli will cast their votes to elect a rural government of their choice from 1,117 candidates – 932 for Ward Members, 82 for Mukhiya, 94 for Panchayat Samiti members and 9 for Zila Parishad.
Meanwhile, a training session was organised by Ranchi district administration for officials and employees manning the ballot box strong room set up at Pandra. Master trainer Jaseem Akhtar instructed the present officials to keep a keen eye on ballot accounting, paper seal, diary of Presiding Officer and register maintenance.