General, Police & Expenditure Observers review Election preparedness at Budgam

Urge officers to perform duties with unwavering commitment to ensure free & fair polls

BUDGAM, SEPTEMBER 06: The General Observers Giriwar Dayal Singh, Nitesh K Patil; Police Observer Prashant Kumar Agarwal and Expenditure Observers Ravinder Kumar and Avinash Kaur Kalsi today held a joint meeting here to take first-hand appraisal of the preparedness for General Assembly elections 2024 in District Budgam.

The meeting was attended by District Election Officer (DEO) Akshay Labroo, SSP Budgam Nikhal Borkar, ROs of all 5- Assembly constituencies of Budgam, Dy. DEO, all Nodal Officers of the District.

At the outset, the Observers held an extensive interaction with all ROs and Nodal Officers of the District and discussed threadbare various crucial aspects related to the conduct of General Assembly elections 2024 in the District.

The Observers imparted important instructions to the officers and impressed upon them to ensure strict implementation of the Model Code of Conduct.

All Returning officers of 5 – Assembly constituencies and other Nodal Officers provided a detailed overview of the arrangements including Material Management, SVEEP, Election Management Machinery, Election Expenditure Monitoring, EVM Management, arrangements at polling stations and Distribution Cum Receipt Centres (DCRC) and other measures undertaken for smooth and peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Assembly elections in the district.

While reviewing the status of polling stations, the DEO informed that a total 639 polling stations are established with all Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) at designated locations in the district besides Special Polling stations are also established in different locations of the district.

SSP Budgam briefed the meeting regarding the security plan and status of security personnel for Pre Poll and Poll day. He said that sufficient CCTV cameras are also installed on all critical locations to ensure round the clock surveillance in the district.

The Observers emphasized upon the importance of conducting rigorous training sessions for polling staff to ensure efficiency and precision during the election process. They urged officers to perform their duties with unwavering commitment to ensure free and fair assembly polls in Budgam.