'Ferrying of voters to polling stations by political parties not allowed' says Jorhat General Observer

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JORHAT: Dr Ranjit Sinha, the General Observer for 12-Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency, said that ferrying of voters by vehicles from villages or localities by any political party would not be allowed. If such information is received then that political party would face penalty as per guidelines of the Election Commission of India, he added while addressing media persons at the Circuit House conference hall.

He further said, "We need to attract and motivate voters so that they come out in large numbers to cast their votes." "To bring out voters in large numbers and to make them cast their votes free and fairly without being lured is our major challenge in this ensuing election," said Roshni Aparnaji Korati, the Returning Officer of 12-Jorhat HPC who was also present during the press interaction along with Tapan Gohain, Additional Deputy Commission (ADC), District Election Officer Shekhar Dutta and Sarodi Gogoi, DIPRO, Jorhat.

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