Mangaluru, Dec 7: Dakshina Kannada district administration has geared up to hold elections for 220 out of the 228 gram panchayats in two phases.
The district will have 1,527 polling stations for 10,39,217 voters including 5,12,908 male, 5,26,288 female voters and 21 others as per the electoral roll published on August 31. While the election will be held for 106 GPs in the first phase on December 22, polling for the remaining will be in the second phase on December 27. The district administration has identified 397 sensitive, 199 hyper-sensitive polling stations. Election will not be held for eight GPs that are upgraded recently.
In the first phase, election will be held for 1,681 seats in 106 GPs of the district. Meanwhile, polling will be held for 1,541 seats of 114 GPs in the second phase. The district administration has appointed 220 returning officers and 233 assistant returning officers for the seven taluks.
Since the election is being held in the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic, the number of booths has been increased to avoid rush on the polling day, said deputy commissioner Dr K V Rajendra.
He told reporters on Monday that all the polling booths will have less than 1,000 voters. “The election commission has directed us to make arrangements to hold elections as per the SOP on Covid-19. Since ballot papers are used for the election, elaborate measures have been taken in this regard. A total of 2,626 ballot boxes will be required for the election. Boxes have been kept ready by taking up repair works and painting. Meanwhile, ballot papers will be printed locally as per the directions of the election commission. Returning officers, assistant returning officers and tahsildars of the respective areas will proofread the proof copies of the ballot papers before the printing work begins,” the DC said.
Vigilance squads have been formed by the excise department to prevent illegal liquor transportation and distribution. Taluk level control rooms have been opened to receive complaints from the public regarding illegal activities, he said.
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