Summary:
Guwahati, Oct 28 (PTI) The election machinery in Assam has put in place all necessary arrangements for the smooth conduct of by-polls to five assembly constituencies on October 30.
As many as 7.96 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 31 contestants in Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani, and Thowra constituencies, a state Election Department release said here on Thursday.
To make sure that there is no problem on the law and order front and to keep a strong vigil on expenditure incurred, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed General, Police, and Expenditure Observers, the release said.
Personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will be deployed at each polling station and live monitoring and webcasting have been arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Assam, for monitoring the voting process live on October 30, as per the ECI"s direction.
Webcasting will be done in all the 1,176 polling stations, including 285 in Gossaigaon, 213 in Bhabanipur, 322 in Tamulpur, 183 in Mariani, and 173 in Thowra constituencies.
To motivate voters for exercising their franchise and strictly follow COVID-19 protocol in the polling stations, an awareness campaign is being conducted under the ECI’s Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme.