Hassle free election
In order to provide all the basic requirements for hassle free elections, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K held a meeting for review of preparations.
He reviewed the overall preparations of the Polling Stations to ensure the smooth and hassle free conduct of the Assembly Election 2024 which are going to be held in 3 phases across the Jammu and Kashmir beginning 18 September 2024.
The officers from School Education Department, Higher Education Department, Public Works Department, Jal Shakti Department, Social Welfare Department, Forest Department, Agriculture Department; JPDL and KPDCL and others were present in the crucial meeting which was held to d6icuss the Assured Minimum Facilities to be made available at the Polling Stations.
He exhorted upon the officers present in the meeting to ensure the Assured Minimum Facilities (AMFs) across all the Polling Stations. He also directed the officers to send an Action Taken Report along with the Geo-tagged photos of the polling stations to the office of Chief Electoral Officer in a week’s time.
Pertinently, there are 11,838 total Polling Stations including 2332 in urban and 9506 in rural areas with each polling station averaging 735 electorates.
The officers were also directed to ensure continuous drinking water and power supply including lighting facilities should be provided by the concerned department across all the Polling Stations which are going to poll on 18 September 2024 in Phase-1. Moreover, the sanitation and plantation drives should be taken well in advance in the premises of all the Polling Stations.
