Additional Chief Electoral Officer Reviews
Election Preparations in Meeting with Nodal Officers
National Tele24 News
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
A meeting was held under the
chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner cum Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Sh.
Mandip Singh Brar with the Nodal Officers to review the election preparedness
in the constituency of Chandigarh. The Head of the Departments were directed to
undertake the manpower review by getting the manpower data filled in the
software platform by tomorrow. Those departments who will not be able to fill
the data on time, will be issued show cause notices under Representation of
People Act. The Additional Chief Electoral Officer was also apprised that the
Flying Squad, Video Viewing Teams, Sector Officers, Micro Observers, Static
Surveillance Team, Call centre, Permission cell for rallies etc have been
created/appointed. It was also stated that proper training shall be provided
for the smooth electoral process, and it would be mandatory for all to attend
all the training sessions. Proceedings shall be initiated under Representation
of People Act against those who will not be attending the training. SVEEP activities (Systematic Voters’
Education and Electoral Participation) have already been initiated and will be
increased to create more awareness and motivate the unregistered voters,
especially youth to enroll for the upcoming elections and increase voter
turnout during the General Elections to Lok Sabha-2019. To assist the voters, a
helpline number 1950 is also functional. With this toll free number, voters can
now get an easy solution to their election related queries.
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