District Election Officer convenes meet on poll preparedness

Our Correspondent

Itanagar: East Siang District Election Officer (DEO) Dr Kinny Singh on Wednesday chaired a meeting with all nodal officers designated to oversee various aspects of pre-poll managements related to the ensuing Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the State.

The DEO took stock of management of manpower, expenditure monitoring, activities of flying squads, maintenance of law and order, installation of helpline & complaint redressal, EVMs management, SVEEP activities, transportation, training of polling personnel including media certification and monitoring activities, an official communique informed.

Addressing the officers, Dr Singh instructed all to implement the model code of conduct.

The DEO while informing that she will visit all the 108 polling booths to ensure smooth conduct of elections. She further instructed the officers to ensure that the responsibilities given to them are fulfilled according to ECI guidelines in letter and spirit.

“Any dereliction of duty will be viewed very seriously,” she cautioned.

In response to the EAC (Judicial) report, Singh appealed to the denizens to keep the centurion town clean and beautiful and further directed to stop unauthorized selling of broiler/chicken on the roadside stating that failing which action would be taken against the offenders under the appropriate law.

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