Election Commission deputes seven observers for district

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, January 19

The Election Commission of India has deputed seven election observers for the district with a view to keep a tab on all activities related to the Assembly elections scheduled for February 4.

Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori today said the commission had appointed three general, three expenditure and one police observer to check all poll-related exercises being carried out by political parties.

He said the election observers would hold meetings with different teams, including static surveillance, flying squads, video viewing and police officers, to take stock of the ongoing activities, security and other poll-related measures.

The Deputy Commissioner said that all observers would remain in the city till the election process was over.

If anyone has any doubt regarding the expenditure of any candidate, he/she can approach these observers and register their concern, he added.

Thori said PG Singsit (IPS) had been appointed observer for all six constituencies with mobile number 83608-64399 and 98761-98035 and email [email protected].

For poll-related issues, people can contact T Udhaychandran (IAS) mobile 83608-09632 for Rampura and Bhucho Mandi; Divakar Mishra (IAS) 79732-44358 for Bathinda (Urban) and Bathinda (Rural); and Anil Kumar (IAS) 79732-45325 for Tawandi Sabo and Maur, besides their landline phone number 0164-2270008.

Anidya Kr Bandonpandhy has been deputed expenditure observer for Rampura Phul and Bhucho Mandi. He can be contacted at 79732-36929; Kuldeep Kumar Singh for Bathinda (Urban) and Bathinda (Rural) at 79732-33483; and Dhirendra Mani Tripath for Talwandi Sabo and Maur constituencies at 79732-34529.

They all can also be contacted at landline number of field hostel 0164-2270090.

The Deputy Commissioner said a district-level complaint cell was also working 24X7 with number 0164-2224917 and people could also register their plaints at this cell.