Assembly
Elections-2024
General, Police Observer for Ganderbal review Poll
Preparedness in district
GANDERBAL, SEPTEMBER 16: The General Observer for District
Ganderbal, R. Lakshmanan along with the Police Observer, Bipin Shankarrao
jointly chaired a meeting today at the Dak Banglow Ganderbal to review the poll
preparedness across the district.
During the meeting, the Deputy DEO Ganderbal, Abid Iqbal Malik
provided a detailed overview of the ongoing electoral preparations. He said
that the district administration has assured minimum facilities at all
267 polling stations. Additionally, model polling stations including
Pink, Blue, Red, and Green has been established to enhance the voting
experience.
Besides Postal and home voting arrangements have been fully
prepared, and election staff have received comprehensive training to ensure
efficiency during the polls.
They also took a detailed review of implementation of Model Code
of Conduct and Status of Expenditure Monitoring in the district.
The ADDC/Nodal Officer MCC provided a briefing regarding the
implementation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) within the district.
He highlighted the steps taken to monitor compliance, address
violations, and raise public awareness about the MCC.
Giving details regarding Systematic Voters’ Education and
Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme, Nodal Officer SVEEP informed that
multipronged activities are going on daily basis under SVEEP, besides several
booth-level camps and interactive sessions have been conducted aimed at
engaging marginalized groups.
ASP Ganderbal also briefed the observers regarding the security
scenario of the district and measures taken up to ensure smooth and peaceful
elections in the District.
The General Observers expressed satisfaction with the
arrangements made so far and stressed the importance of ensuring a seamless
electoral process. They highlighted the need for close coordination between all
stakeholders and emphasised the need to maintain strict adherence to ECI
guidelines.
They called for enhanced focus on resolution of election related
issues and also highlighted the importance of monitoring and reporting
mechanisms to ensure transparency and fairness in elections.
The observers expressed satisfaction with the progress and
emphasized the importance of maintaining strict oversight throughout the
election period.
While reviewing the working of MCMC, the Observers were apprised
that MCMC is working round the clock to ensure close monitoring of Print,
Electronic and social media in order to prevent the dissemination of misleading
or inappropriate information and to ensure monitoring of paid news besides
ensuring media coverage of election related activities within the guidelines of
ECI.
Among others, the meeting was attended by Additional District
Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani, RO Ganderbal
Constituency, RO Kangan Constituency, DyDEO, DTO, Dy CEO, and other concerned.