Nawanshahr, March 17:- Along with the release of the timetable for the Lok Sabha elections by the Election Commission of India, the ideal electoral system has been implemented in the district with immediate effect. This information was given by District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa while talking to reporters at District Administrative Complex Nawanshahr. He said that there are a total of 4 lakh 93 thousand 282 eligible voters in the district, out of which 2 lakh 55 thousand 545 male voters and 2 lakh 37 thousand 718 female voters and 19 third gender voters.
Apart from this, there are 13 thousand 311 voters aged 18 to 19 years, 5113 PWD voters, 4559 above 85 years and 1298 service voters. He said that 615 polling booths have been constructed in the district, there are 201 polling booths in Banga constituency, 217 polling booths in Nawanshahr and 197 polling booths in Balachore. Apart from this, 170 polling booths have been declared sensitive And 3 Pink, 1 PWD and 30 model polling booths are being constructed.
The District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner said that this time the target has been set to increase the voting from 70 percent to 80 percent. For this, through sweep activities, voters are being made aware to use their vote as much as possible. He said that where 1950 number has been issued to register any kind of complaint regarding the elections in the district, C Vigil App and ESMS Digital App have also been issued.
He also said that instructions have been given to remove wall paintings, posters/paperage or others such as cutouts/hoardings/banners/flags etc. from government properties immediately after the announcement of elections by the Election Commission. He said that all the teams formed at the district level such as ideal electoral management, election expenditure monitoring, cash transactions, paid news monitoring MCMC and grievance redressal committees have been made operational immediately.
He said that a battalion has been deployed in the district and all security arrangements are being made under the supervision of SSP Sahib. He said that cameras have been installed on all the roads in the district and everyone's movements are being monitored. He appealed to the residents of the district to play an active role in the Lok Sabha elections and said that it is the biggest festival of democracy and they should participate in it with full enthusiasm. Officers and employees of District Election Office were also present on this occasion.