Randomisation of polling personnel held
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 03: As part of ongoing measures to ensure smooth and hassle free conduct of General Elections to Legislative Assembly-2024, the District Election Officer (DEO) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Tuesday chaired a comprehensive meeting at Meeting Hall of DC office Complex, here to review election preparedness in the District.
The meeting was attended by Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar, Imtiyaz Ahmad, ADDC, Returning Officers (ROs) of all 08 Assembly Constituencies of Srinagar and designated Nodal Officers monitoring/ overseeing election related activities.
At the outset, the DEO gave a holistic overview of the measures that need to be taken to ensure smooth electoral process in the district including submission of nomination forms by candidates, scrutiny and withdrawal, besides trainings of polling staff, material management, home voting and postal ballot, SVEEP activities, enforcement of Model Code of Conduct and etc.
During the meeting, Dr. Bhat received the current status of on-going preparations from different units of Election Office, wherein, stress was laid on creating a conducive and convenient atmosphere for voters in Srinagar
Citing the recent directions from the Election Commission of India, DEO passed strict directions to the officers to follow and implement the recent directions as well as the Model Code of Conduct and keep vigil on violations, if any, in the district.
He directed the SVEEP Cell of DEO, to remain on the forefront in creating awareness and mobilising the voters in Srinagar for greater participation in the upcoming elections.
While reviewing the process of submission of Nomination Papers by the contesting candidates, he said that Returning Officers of the concerned constituencies should remain vigilant and fully committed to their responsibilities.
The DEO reviewed the status of election training programmes, home voting initiative and other activities. He stressed the need for thorough training of all concerned officials ensuring that every member is well-versed in their election related duties.
In preparations to the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly-2024, the first Randomization of Polling Staff to be deployed at 932 Polling Stations in all Eight Assembly Constituencies across Srinagar District was held today at Conference Hall of DC Office Complex.
The Randomization process was held under the supervision of District Election Officer (DEO) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat in presence of the concerned Officers.
The Randomization process was conducted through a dedicated Software as per the prescribed guidelines of Election Commission of India ensuring fairness and impartiality in the selection of Polling Staff.
A database of 12900 employees was Randomized which includes around 55% of reserve staff in order to meet any exigency.
Deputy District Election Officer Srinagar, Mir Imtiyaz ul Aziz, Nodal Officer IT/ ETPBS, Syed Mujadid and other concerned were present during the Randomisation process.
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