Over 30,000 new voters to participate in Nagaland polls: Election Commission

KOHIMA: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday said that over 13.9 lakh electors are registered in Nagaland and over 30,000 first-time voters are set to participate in the forthcoming State Assembly elections.

A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI), comprising of the Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioner of India Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel, concluded its two-day visit to Nagaland on Saturday.

Addressing a press conference, the Chief Election Commissioner said, "The Election Commission of India has held meetings with the various political parties as well as district administration and police personnel to review the poll preparedness for smooth conduct of forthcoming Assembly elections in Nagaland".

He informed that 2,315 polling stations will be set up across 60 Assembly constituencies and the average voter per polling station will be 566, while the webcasting facility will be available in sixty per cent of the polling stations.

"The Election Commission of India is committed to conduct the upcoming State Assembly elections in a free, fair, peaceful and inducement-free manner. Over 13.9 lakh electors are registered in the State and over 30,000 first-time voters are set to participate in the forthcoming elections", he said.

Kumar said that for the convenience of senior citizens and persons with disabilities, all arrangements are made at the polling stations on the ground floor while a postal ballot facility will also be there for persons over 80 years of age and persons with disabilities to vote from their comfort of their homes.

The Chief Election Commissioner also informed that the cVIGIL mobile app is for the voters to be vigilant for a stronger democracy, where the mobile app will take just hundred minutes to respond via their GIS location regarding complaints of any violations or malpractice during polling.

He said that with the view that no voters are left behind, the EC team visited the last mile of the State, Thanamir and Longwa village, for inclusive and participative elections. He also stated that women will be in command in 196 polling stations in the State, where all polling officials, including security staff, will be women.

"Nagaland has 60 Assembly constituencies with total electors of 13,09,651, which include 6,53,616 male voters and 6,56,035 female voters", he said. (ANI)

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