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Preparations for civic poll in full swing
PREPARATIONS FOR forthcoming local bodies? election is going on a war footing, here in Kanpur. Repair work of about 4,000 ballot boxes is in progress. Thereafter, the boxes will be stored at polytechnic wherefrom these will be sent to the different polling centres.
PREPARATIONS FOR forthcoming local bodies’ election is going on a war footing, here in Kanpur.
Repair work of about 4,000 ballot boxes is in progress. Thereafter, the boxes will be stored at polytechnic wherefrom these will be sent to the different polling centres.
Talking to the Hindustan Times, assistant district election officer Dr SK Dwivedi said that a total of 1754 polling booths would be set up in the municipal corporation limits.
He informed that list of the employees who are to be deployed for poll duty was received from the different departments. The same had been handed over to the nodal officers.
Additional city magistrate (III) and officer in charge of personnel for election duty RN Bajpai said that presiding officers I, II and III for poll duty have been detailed and notices were being served to the people concerned.
The detailing of duties of other supporting staff was under progress and would be completed soon.
Bajpai informed that the first phase of training for polling parties, to be held in batches, would be imparted between October 17 and October 19.
The final training for the polling parties would be imparted between October 27 and October 29. Besides, the polling parties would also be handed over stationery and other supporting material required for their election duty.
But, their placement of duty would be disclosed only on October 30, just one day prior to the polling. On the same day, they would be handed the ballot boxes and other necessary equipment. Thereafter, they would be asked to take requisite transport for their polling stations.
The election officials detailed for counting of ballots would be trained on November 4, informed Bajpai. He said that for counting, 17 halls were being readied and each hall would have 14 tables.
About the staff on each table, Bajpai said that one supervisor and four staff would be deployed on each table for smooth counting of votes.
