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District Election Officer and District Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar said that 100% webcasting volition beryllium implemented successful each 3,079 polling booths crossed the 10 Assembly constituencies successful the territory during the polling time connected April 23.
He addressed journalists present connected Monday, on with the City Police Commissioner J. Loganathan and Superintendent of Police B.K. Arvind.
Sensitive polling stations, which saw little than 10% of polling successful the erstwhile election, are nether an aggravated monitoring.
“Also, to amended scope the voters, a polling presumption has been acceptable up astatine the Santhi Sadan Apartments successful Madurai West nether the ‘Polling Station astatine Residential Complexes’ initiative,” helium said.
A full of 14,764 polling officials are connected work crossed the district. The elector database included 5,232 subject unit and 14 overseas (NRI) voters, helium said.
To facilitate and marque the voting process simpler, arrangements person been made for 1,159 voters aged supra 85 and 891 persons with disabilities (above 40% disability) to ballot from home. Those funny indispensable use done the Election Commission.
In addition, provisions person been made for 87 voters presently detained successful Madurai Central Prisons to formed their votes.
He said that basal amenities similar h2o availability, lighting and ramps among others would beryllium ensured astatine each polling stations.
“In an effort to marque the voting process stress-free, we person made mobile deposit facilities for the voters to driblet their mobile phones astatine the polling stations earlier voting,” helium added.
Also, the elector info gaffe that would beryllium issued to the voters would beryllium successful legible font and size.
As the Model Code of Conduct has travel into unit from Sunday (March 15). A full of 90 flying squads person been formed for the 10 Assembly constituencies successful the district. Also, 90 Static Surveillance Teams (STTs) person been acceptable up connected a rotational ground to inspect vehicles arriving from different districts.
Further, 10 Video Surveillance Teams and 10 Expenditure Monitoring Committees person been established for each the constituencies.
Mr. Praveen Kumar said that based connected expenditure patterns successful erstwhile elections, CRPF unit would beryllium deployed alongside flying squads and Static Surveillance Teams successful 5 circumstantial constituencies - Madurai East, Madurai South, Madurai North, Thirupparankundram, and Thirumangalam.
He said that the nationalist should debar carrying much than ₹50,000 successful currency without valid receipts.
As arrangements person been made for banks transporting immense measurement of currency successful vehicles, vehicles transporting currency to ATMs indispensable registry connected the ESMS App and make a QR code, helium added.
“The flying squads oregon Static Surveillance Teams portion scanning the QR codification tin verify the currency details done the registration,” helium said.
Those slope transactions exceeding ₹10 lakh would beryllium monitored by Income Tax officials and Enforcement Directorate, helium said.
However, to facilitate the contiguous merchandise of seized cash, a dedicated committee has been formed to verify and merchandise the currency upon submission of valid supporting documents.
“Arrangements person been made for the presiding officers during the polling day to registry the elector turnout each 2 hours. This would facilitate to cognize astir the elector turnouts connected the polling day,” Mr. Praveen Kumar said.
