The Election Fee of India (ECI) has made elaborate security preparations for truthful and peaceable voting for the Ghosi meeting bypoll in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district on Tuesday. Counting of votes will happen on September 8. “The polling will begin from 7am and proceed until 6pm,” mentioned Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa in a press assertion on Monday.
“For the supervision of polling, the ECI has made preparations for webcasting at numerous polling cubicles within the constituency. The webcasting can be supervised by the district election officer, the chief electoral officer and the Election Fee of India,” he mentioned.
“Video digital camera groups have additionally been deputed within the constituency for the recording of the polling,” Rinwa added. “Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed in adequate amount within the constituency for peaceable conduct of polling. These forces can be additionally deployed for the vigil of robust rooms wherein digital voting machines (EVMs) can be stored after polling,” the CEO mentioned.
“The ECI has deputed one normal observer, one expenditure observer and one police observer to keep up vigil on the polling. As well as, 27 sector magistrates, 2 zonal magistrates and 110 micro-observers have additionally been deployed for the by ballot. Together with 2004 polling personnel, 136 heavy autos and 313 gentle autos have been deployed to finish the election course of,” Rinwa mentioned.
As many as 4.30 lakh voters will train their franchise within the bypoll. They embrace 2.31 lakh males, 1.99 lakh ladies and 9 third gender voters. “The ECI has arrange 455 polling cubicles and 239 polling stations within the constituency,” he added.
“10 candidates are within the fray within the bypoll. Sufficient EVMs and voter verified paper audit path (VVPATs) have been supplied for the polling,” the CEO mentioned.