All arrangements in place for bypoll, says poll officer

In view of the by-election scheduled for November 11 in Assembly constituency 021-Tarn Taran, the district administration has completed all necessary arrangements as per the directions of the Election Commission.

District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Rahul reviewed the final preparations with all nodal officers during a meeting held at the District Administrative Complex on Sunday. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Rajdeep Singh Brar, Returning Officer Gurmeet Singh, Assistant Commissioner Karanvir Singh, Election Tehsildar Arminderpal Singh and officials from various departments were also present.

Presiding over the meeting, District Election Officer Rahul stated that the election campaign concluded at 5 pm today. Considering the sensitivity of Tarn Taran district, which borders the international boundary, he said adequate security measures have been implemented. Twelve companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed across the constituency.

According to the deployment plan, CAPF personnel will be stationed at all 114 polling station locations, covering a total of 222 polling booths. In addition, CCTV cameras and webcasting facilities have been installed at every polling station, to be monitored by the District Election Officer, Returning Officer and Chief Electoral Officer under the supervision of the Election Commission. To further ensure transparency, 46 micro observers have been assigned to sensitive polling stations.

Rahul confirmed that all basic amenities have been provided at each polling station. After voting concludes, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be secured at the International College of Nursing, Piddi, where vote counting will take place on November 14 under strict security arrangements.

Appealing to citizens, the District Election Officer urged all eligible voters of Tarn Taran to come forward and cast their votes fearlessly on November 11, between 7 am and 6 pm.

The Tarn Taran Assembly constituency has a total of 1,92,838 registered voters, including 1,00,933 male, 91,897 female, and eight third-gender voters. The constituency also includes 1,357 service voters, 1,657 voters aged above 85, 306 NRI voters, 1,488 divyang (differently-abled) voters, and 3,333 voters aged between 18 and 19 years.