Tight security in place for counting in Hoshiarpur District

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, February 15

Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Apneet Riyait on Monday reviewed the preparations and arrangements being made in view of counting of votes to be held on February 17 for 142 wards, including 50 of Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation.

She directed the officials to ensure adequate arrangements for the smooth conduct of counting at all places.

Presiding over a meeting comprising civil and police officers at the District Administrative Complex, the DC instructed all Returning Officers and other officials to ensure smooth counting without any glitch besides requisite security arrangements at all 10 counting sites.

Giving details, the DC said the strongroom for the 50 wards of MC Hoshiarpur had been set up in JR Polytechnic College where counting would be held in the presence of all five Returning Officers. She said for 15 wards of Municipal Council Dasuya, counting would be held at Guru Teg Bahadur Senior Secondary School, Dasuya, for 15 wards each of Tanda and Mukerian Municipal Councils, the counting would take place in Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) and SPN College, respectively. Similarly, the counting for 11 wards of Garhdiwal Municipal Council would be held in Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Garhdiwal, whereas counting for 13 wards of Garhshankar would take place at BAM Khalsa College, while for 11 wards of Hariana and nine wards of Shamchaurasi, the counting would be held at GGDSD College and Guru Nanak College for Women, respectively. For two wards of Nagar Panchayat Mahilpur and one ward of Nagar Panchayat Talwara, the counting would be held at S Baldev Singh Senior Secondary School (Boys) and Shah Canal Head Works (D), respectively.

Meanwhile, SSP Navjot Singh Mahal pointed out that two-tier security arrangements had been made for the smooth conduct of counting. He said police teams have been deployed under Inspector-rank officers outside the strong rooms, which was being supervised by a DSP-rank officer. He said foolproof security arrangements have been put in place for the counting on February 17.

SDM Hoshiarpur Amit Mahajan along with District Revenue Officer Aman Pal Singh, Naib Tehsildar Gurpreet Singh and others took stock of the arrangements at JR Polytechnic College.