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Press Conference on preparations for General Election held; Preparations are on in all aspects and arrangements are being closely monitored for free, fair and smooth conduct of Lok Sabha Election 2024 in ANIPC: CEO, A&N Islands

TMI Correspondent

Port Blair, Apr. 10: The CEO of ANIPC informed that ANIPC covers 3 districts and 9 tehsils with Polling Stations spread over Urban and Rural areas. He said, during the conduct of Elections, there are 4 to 5 important Components/aspects, namely, Electoral Roll, Manpower requirement, EVMs, transportation of men and material to the Polling Stations, and Communication Network Plan. He stated that all these arrangements have been completed by the Election Department and Office of the Returning Officer, said the Chief Electoral Officer, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Parliamentary Constituency, Shri B.S. Jaglan, IAS while interacting with the media persons during a press conference held in the Mini Conference hall of Secretariat today evening.

The CEO informed about the Electoral Roll and Polling Stations for the General Election 2024 as of March 27, 2024, detailed as per Sheet - 1.

In addition, the CEO said that there are 9 Polling Stations which will be managed by women members and Political Parties will be requested to appoint Women Polling Agents in these 'All Women Polling Stations'. Giving the breakup of 'All women Polling Stations', the CEO said, in South Andaman, JNRM College, GMSSS Ferrargunj, and GMS Netaji Nagar have been declared as Women Managed Polling Stations. In North & Middle Andaman, GPS Madhupur, Panchayat Bhawan, and GSSS Rangat have been declared as 'Women Managed Polling Stations', while in Nicobar District, District Library Perka, GPS Chota Inaka, GPS Jetty Bazaar Campbell Bay have been declared as 'Women Managed Polling Stations'.

He further said that the number of Model Polling Stations is 10, while webcasting will be arranged in 206 Polling Stations. Assured Minimum Facilities as per the guidelines of ECI have been ensured in all the Polling Booths spread over ANIPC, the CEO said. VHF & Satellite Phones have been made available for seamless transmission of polling data in areas wherever the mobile network is not available, the CEO added.

The CEO informed that there are 13 Polling Stations, in which the number of electors is below 100, and out of these 13 Polling Stations, 9 are in South Andaman. The Smallest Polling Station is Pilopatia with 12 voters, while the number of voters in Polling Station Lawful Bay is 14 in Nicobar District.

The CEO further informed that there are 3 PVTGs whose names are there in the electoral roll, out of which, the number of electors in Shompen Tribe is 98, in Onge Tribe 68, and 39 are in Andamanese Tribe.

Giving information about the manpower put in place during Election-2024, the CEO informed that 2,384 Polling personnel and 3,000 Police Personnel have been engaged for the smooth conduct of Polling on April 19, 2024, in ANIPC. He informed that three rounds of Election training for election personnel for South Andaman District have been completed while the third and final round of training for the election personnel of N&M Andaman and Nicobar District will be completed in a day or two.

The dispatch of Polling officials and Poll materials for Nancowry and Campbell Bay will be started on April 12 by ship, for Nicobar, Little Andaman, Mayabunder, Diglipur, Rangat will be from April 16, for Swaraj Dweep, Shaheed Dweep, and Strait Island will be on April 18. The distribution of polling material will take place from Netaji Stadium on April 18, while the Receiving Centre of polled EVMs, Strong Room for storage of EVMs and Counting Center will be JNRM.

The ECI has also appointed General Observer, Shri BN Singh, IAS, Police Observer, Shri Ravi Joseph Lokku, IPS, and Expenditure Observer, Shri Satyajit Mandal, IRS for ANIPC. The CEO informed that the checking and preparation of EVM have been completed and 805 Control Units, 805 Ballot Units, and 844 VVPAT machines will be used in the Election.

The CEO said that April 19 will be a Paid Holiday, the notification for which has been issued. Dry Days on Pre-Election Day and on the Day of Polling and on the Day of Counting have been declared, and Section 144 CrPC for unlawful activities has been notified. The CEO further informed that 436 electors have been provided with the facility of Postal Ballot which includes Senior Citizens 85+ and PwDs. The Polling team will conduct the Postal Ballot exercise on April 12 & 13, 2024.

He further informed that 6,517 Election Duty Certificates have been issued to the Polling Personnel and other staff engaged in Election Duty to enable them to cast their vote at their place of duty itself. Hence, all arrangements for the run-up to the General Elections - 2024 are being closely monitored and the Polling in ANIPC will be held from 7 am to 6 pm on April 19, 2024 (Friday), the CEO added.

The State Police Nodal Officer, A&N Islands, Ms. Monika Bhardwaj, IPS, informed that elaborate arrangements have been made by A&N Police for the smooth conduct of Polling in ANIPC. She informed that proper security arrangements have been put in place in all the Polling Stations and 46 Nakas (Barricades) covering all the Districts have been set up, and seizure of prohibited articles is continuing, and checking will be further intensified. She further disclosed about the seizure of cash of Rs. 25 lakhs, 3.75 Kgs of drugs amounting to Rs. 2 crores, and destruction of 7000 liters of Lehen till date. The DIGP stated that the A&N Police will leave no stone unturned in the conduct of free, fair, and smooth election in ANIPC.

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