LS Polls-2024 | Srinagar district to have 929 polling stations

Srinagar, Mar 22: Srinagar district has a complete of 929 polling stations for the upcoming parliamentary polls.

An official spokesman in an announcement issued right here stated that the meeting segment-wise allocation of Digital Voting Machines (EVMs) for the conduct of Lok Sabha polls in Srinagar consists of 163 EVMS for 19-Hazratbal, 176 for 20-Khanyar, 179 for 21-Habbakadal, 191 for 22-Lal Chowk, 127 for 23-Chanapora, 200 for 24-Zadibal, 104 for 25-Eidgah, and 158 for 26-Central Shalteng meeting segments.

In reference to the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the primary randomisation of EVMs scheduled by the Election Fee of India (ECI) for all of the eight meeting constituencies of Srinagar district was carried out on the DC workplace right here Friday.

The randomisation course of was held beneath the supervision of the District Election Officer (DEO), Srinagar, Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat within the presence of the assorted representatives of the registered recognised political events, Assistant Returning Officers (AROs), Deputy DEO, and different officers of District Election Authority.

Throughout the course of randomisation of poll models, management models, and VVPATs for eight meeting constituencies of Srinagar district was carried out.

Every meeting constituency was allotted the required variety of EVMs together with 40 p.c further (as reserve) to be used in the course of the upcoming polls.

All the method was video recorded as per the rules of the Election Fee of India (ECI).

Earlier than the randomisation course of, the DEO Srinagar briefed the representatives of the political events in regards to the first randomisation course of making certain their confidence within the uprightness of the method and inspiring that each one requisite measures have been enacted to uphold the sanctity of the polls in a free, truthful, and clear method as per the rules of ECI.

The DEO stated that the EVM randomisation facilitated by devoted software program was to make sure clear, free and truthful elections devoid of human interference.

He stated that following randomisation, EVMs could be securely transferred to designated robust rooms of respective constituencies beneath rigorous safety and surveillance.

The representatives of political events together with Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), Congress, CPI (M), Nationwide Convention (NC) and Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) attended the primary part of the randomisation course of.