LOK SABHA ELECTIONS 2019: DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER HOLDS MEETING WITH ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS (ARO’s)
Author(s): City Air News6 NEW ARO’s JOIN DUTY IN DISTRICT LUDHIANA DIRECTS THAT ELECTION CELL TO REMAIN OPERATIONAL 24X7 & FORMATION OF DIFFERENT TEAMS ASKS ARO’s TO VISIT ALL POLLING STATIONS PERSONALLY Ludhiana, February 23, 2019: In...
6 NEW ARO’s JOIN DUTY IN DISTRICT LUDHIANA
DIRECTS THAT ELECTION CELL TO REMAIN OPERATIONAL 24X7 & FORMATION OF DIFFERENT TEAMS
ASKS ARO’s TO VISIT ALL POLLING STATIONS PERSONALLY
Ludhiana, February 23, 2019: In view of the preparations regarding the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019 and to hold a formal meeting with the newly joined Assistant Returning Officers (ARO’s) of district Ludhiana, District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal held a special meeting, in which the ARO’s were briefed about the geographical traits of the district as well as the ongoing election activities.
This meeting was also attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Dr Shena Aggarwal, ADC (General) Mr Iqbal Singh Sandhu, ADC (Khanna) Mr Jaspal Singh, besides other senior district administration officials.
It is pertinent to mention that six new ARO’s have joined the District Administration. Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Ludhiana Mrs Sumit Mudh would be the ARO for Ludhiana (East) constituency, AETC-2 Mr Deepak Ruhela would be ARO for Ludhiana (South) constituency, Joint Commissioner-2, MC Ludhiana Mr Manjeet Singh Cheema would be ARO for Atam Nagar, Land Acquisition Officer Improvement Trust Ludhiana Mr Jaspreet Singh for Ludhiana (Central), Deputy Director Local Government Mrs Jeevanjot Kaur for Ludhiana (West), and SDM Jagraon Mr Baljinder Singh would be the ARO for Jagraon constituency.
Besides this, SDM Khanna Mr Sandeep Singh Garha would be ARO for Khanna constituency, SDM Samrala Miss Geetika Singh for Samrala, SDM Ludhiana (East) Mr Amarjit Singh Bains for Sahnewal, Estate Officer GLADA Miss Sonam Chaudhary for Ludhiana (North), Secretary Regional Transport Authority Ludhiana Mr Damanjit Singh Mann for Gill, SDM Payal Mrs Swati Tiwana for Payal, SDM Ludhiana (West) Mr Amrinder Singh Malhi for Dakha, and SDM Raikot Dr Himanshu Gupta would be the ARO for Raikot constituency.
During the meeting, Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal informed that on the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha election 2019 have been started. He said that the announcement of Model Code of Conduct by the ECI is expected anytime now. He asked the officials to remain prepared for the elections and ensure all necessary arrangements are completed.
He directed the ARO’s to ensure that constituency wise election cells should be made operational 24X7. He directed the ARO’s to ensure complete deployment of Sector Officers and Block Level officers in district Ludhiana. Similarly, all information regarding the same should also be uploaded on the election portal.
He also directed the ARO’s to conduct meetings with the election staff and personally visit all polling stations. He also asked them to prepare the sector maps in advance so that they can be used during election time. Mr Agrawal said that this time, at least 10 modal polling stations each would be established in all Vidhan Sabha constituencies and the concerned officials should identify the places where they are to be established. He also asked them that the remaining voter identification cards should be distributed on priority basis.
He said that he would personally supervise the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections. He said to ensure maximum participation of voters in the elections, the officials should lay special emphasis towards SVEEP activities.