North Assam Commissioner Dr.M.Angamathu visits Udalguri to take stock of poll preparedness

A Correspondent

TANGLA: Divisional Commissioner, North Assam Division, Dr.M.Angamathu visited the Deputy Commissioner’s office, Udalguri on Tuesday to take stock of the district’s preparedness for the forthcoming parliamentary elections, 2019. The meeting to this effect, held at the conference hall of the DC office, was chaired by the Divisional Commissioner and attended by Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer, Udalguri; Superintendent of Police, Udalguri and officials from other departments.

The Divisional Commissioner emphasized the importance of working as a team with individual responsibilities to conduct a smooth and fair election. He highlighted the importance of EVM-VVPAT hands-on-training for all polling personnel as well as Zonal/Sector officers. He also added that special attention should be given to polling personnel of all women polling stations by providing assistance of trained personnel, if possible. He also laid focus on updation of electoral roll and preparation of error-free marked copies of electoral roll. He suggested that civil and police personnel should work in close collaboration to achieve the collective goal. He also asked to ensure that basic amenities like safe drinking water and medicines were provided to polling and police personnel on poll duty.

He also stressed laying extra care for Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), as it was being implemented for the first time. He also stressed the need to ensure that Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) voters were provided adequate facility on the day of the poll and no such voters were left behind in the polls. He further stressed the importance of keeping proper records of VVPAT slips as they might be tallied with result displayed on CU (as done in the last election in Madhya Pradesh).

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