SRINAGAR: A high-level meeting today reviewed the arrangements for bypoll in Anantnag Assembly segment, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is among eight candidates seeking mandate on June 22.
Meanwhile, on account of byelections, the Government has ordered public holiday on the polling day in the areas falling within the limits of Anantnag Assembly Constituency.
An official spokesman said a meeting to review the arrangements of bypoll to Anantnag assembly was held under the chairmanship of Chief Electoral Officer, Shantmanu at Dak Bungalow Anantnag.
General Observers appointed by the Election Commission G L Mena, Nitya Sunder Trivedi, Police Observer, Jai Narayan Singh, Expenditure Observer, Kumar Pranav, DIG South Kashmir, Nitish Kumar, District Election Officer, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, SSP Anantnag, Abdul Jabbar, besides Returning Officer attended the meeting.
Threadbare discussion was held on various issues which include arrangements regarding EVMs, training and deployment of polling and counting staff, provision of facilities to be made on polling stations especially at Model polling stations, distribution of Elector’s Photo identity Cards (EPIC), deployment of micro observers and sectoral magistrates, installation of webcams at 20 polling stations for webcasting and videography of 10 polling stations.
The CEO directed that the poll parties with election-related material shall be dispatched well in time. He also directed for maintaining roaster to ensure round-the-clock presence of employees in the Control Room to make it functional 24X7. (AGENCIES)
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