Videography at polling stations

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, February 20

Strict measures are being taken to ensure free and fair Ludhiana Municipal Corporation election and by-elections of two wards of Payal and Jagraon Municipal Councils.

The elections are scheduled to be held on February 24. On the basis of ground reports by Returning Officers and police officials, a total of 284 polling stations have been identified as sensitive.

The happening during the elections at these polling stationswill be videographed, said District Electoral Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agarwal.

Additional District Electoral Officer-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner Neeru Katyal Gupta said around 1,153 polling stations (two auxiliary polling stations) would be set up for holding the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Elections. Out of the total polling stations, 284 polling stations have been identified as sensitive where videography would be carried out by the State Election Commission, she said.

Agarwal also informed that nine strong rooms will be set up at places where the voting machines will be kept till the counting day on February 27 and CCTV cameras would be installed at these places for round-the-clock supervision of the strong rooms. These cameras would be Wi-Fi enabled and anyone can oversee the strong rooms from anywhere, added Agarwal.