Jaipur: Ram Shankar Mishra could not have been more proud of himself. Deployed as BLO at a polling booth in Goner village, he is asked with conducting polling at the very school he studied till primary level.Like Mishra, BLOs across the city were on Thursday making last minute preparations, including arranging for tents, water tanks, cleaning floors for the polling party to arrive and take charge.The polling booths of the city wore a deserted look a day before elections. The BLO sat outside the polling building to show arriving parties their room and facilities available.“There are some school buildings which are rarely cleaned. During night, we will turn out high voltage bulbs,” a BLO said, adding that in order to ensure that no untoward incident happens during the polling day; they along with the beat constables visited some areas to sensitize people.The local police stations also shared the phones numbers of polling parties arriving at the booth. “At sensitive areas there are wireless sets so that in case all communication channels were to break down, the polling parties will be able to seek help through wireless,” said the BLO.The wireless rooms are manned by one constable in each such area where the mobile network connection is weak. The polling booths in rural areas were decked up with flex and boards inviting people to vote on December 7.“Since we can’t cook inside, we have arranged for teas for the polling parties. They will began mock polling at 7am,” an official said.

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