Final stages of administrative preparations; training sessions held for election officials; advisory issued for voters regarding ballot marking and mobile phones.
Campaigning has concluded this evening in Uttar Pradesh for the legislative council elections across teachers and graduate constituencies. The polling for eleven seats is scheduled to take place on October 23rd, while the counting of votes and announcement of final results will occur on October 27th.
Administrative preparations are in their final stages across the state. In Amroha, District Election Officer Dr. Nitin Gaur presided over a comprehensive training session for sector and zonal magistrates earlier today. In Farrukhabad, District Magistrate Dr. Ankur Lathar has instructed polling staff to strictly adhere to the Election Commission’s directives.
Meanwhile, in Etawah, District Magistrate Shubhrant Kumar Shukla confirmed that fourteen polling centers and thirty booths have been set up across the district. Officers have issued an advisory for voters: electors must mark their preference on the ballot papers using only the official pen provided inside the polling booth. Ballots marked with personal pens will not be counted, and carrying mobile phones inside the voting booth is strictly prohibited.
Additionally, in Aligarh, District Magistrate Mr. Rajesh Kumar has urged citizens to exercise their right to vote peacefully and without any fear. He also announced that 176 polling centers have been set up across the district.
Source:
Akashvani News
