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District Collector R. Brindha Devi connected Friday said that determination are 3,264 polling stations successful 11 Assembly constituencies.
On Friday, a gathering was conducted with recognised governmental parties successful Salem Collectorate regarding peculiar summary revision, rationalisation of polling stations and releasing of the draught electoral rotation for 2026.
Speaking astatine the meeting, Ms. Devi, who is besides the District Election Officer, said that nether the peculiar summary revision for 2026, the database of polling stations were released connected January 6, 2025. As per the list, determination are 264 polling stations successful Gangavalli (SC), 284 successful Attur (SC), 318 successful Yercaud (ST), 346 successful Omalur, 316 successful Mettur, 325 successful Edappadi, 315 successful Sankari, 296 successful Salem West, 262 successful Salem North, 239 successful Salem South and 299 polling stations successful the Veerapandi Assembly constituency.
According to the existing elector list, polling stations with much than 1,200 voters should beryllium divided and caller polling stations should beryllium created.
Stating that proposal received for creating 189 caller polling stations, Ms. Brindha Devi said that arsenic per that 15 caller polling stations successful Gangavalli, 22 successful Attur, 18 successful Yercaud, 12 successful Omalur, 10 successful Mettur, 17 successful Edappadi, 24 successful Sankari, 11 successful Salem West, 24 successful Salem North, 28 successful Salem South and 8 successful the Veerapandi assembly constituency. Likewise, recommendations were received for relocating 37 polling stations and changing the names of 2 polling booths. Regarding this, recognized political enactment representatives shall springiness their views oregon caller suggestions successful penning successful adjacent 1 week astatine the Election Section successful Salem Collectorate oregon to the acrophobic constituency electoral officer. Action volition beryllium taken connected the suggestions received based connected the guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Collector added.
In the meeting, Salem Corporation Commissioner M. Elangovan and officials from acrophobic departments participated.
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