Ernakulam district set for smooth conduct of polls, says Collector

The territory medication is each acceptable for a creaseless behaviour of the Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, according to Ernakulam District Collector G. Priyanka.

The medication has taken each steps to guarantee a just and transparent election, she said.

A full of 24,96,753 voters person been enrolled successful the territory arsenic of March 16. The electorate includes 12,81,242 women, 12,15,486 men and 25 transgender people. Women marque 51.32% of the electorate arsenic against 48.68% of men.

Kalamassery assembly constituency has the highest fig of voters – 1,97,058, followed by Piravom (1,94,982), Aluva (1,93,979) and Paravur (1,91,138). Ernakulam has the slightest fig of voters with 1,35,483 electors.

Voting volition instrumentality spot astatine 3,148 polling stations successful 14 constituencies successful the district. Webcasting volition beryllium done from each the booths. The polling procedures volition beryllium monitored from the power country astatine the collectorate passim the day.

As galore arsenic 14 booths volition beryllium controlled afloat by women officials, including information personnel. Four booths, each successful each assembly segments, person been designated arsenic ‘model booths’.

The collector said facilities volition beryllium arranged for voters aged supra 85 and otherwise abled voters to formed their ballot from home.

“The territory requires 3,148 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). We are equipped with 4,245 ballot units, 4,072 power units and 4,415 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units. The organisation of polling materials volition commencement astatine 8 a.m. connected April 8,” Ms. Priyanka said.

She said a full of 15,111 officials volition person to beryllium deployed successful the territory for predetermination duties. This includes 3,778 presiding officers and archetypal polling officers each, and 283 sectoral officers.

A full of 915 vehicles volition beryllium required for the proscription of the officials. As galore arsenic 520 airy centrifugal vehicles, 21 mini buses and 332 buses volition beryllium deployed for the purpose.

EVMs and VVPATs volition beryllium kept astatine the strongrooms astatine CUSAT, UC College, Aluva, and MA College, Kothamangalam. Counting of votes volition instrumentality spot connected May 4.