All set for nominations for Assembly polls from today in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 24

District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma today finalised the arrangements to ensure smooth nomination process for the Assembly polls that would start on Tuesday.

He said as per the norms laid down by the Election Commission of India, only three persons, including the candidate, would be allowed to enter the Returning Officer’s room where the nominations for the polls would be filed by them from January 25 to February 1, between 11 am and 3 pm.

He said the candidates would not be allowed to carry mobile phones inside the RO’s room.

He said proper videography of the nomination process would be ensured, besides public address system, digital clock and other arrangements would be fully readied inside the RO’s room to ensure complete transparency.

He asked the staff to clearly demarcate periphery of 100 metres by displaying boards, cameras, parking area, barricading, RO’s room along with instructions of the ECI.

He said nominations would not be taken on January 26 and January 30 on account of holidays.

Centres for filing papers

The nominations for the 57 (Khanna) constituency can be filed with Returning Officer (RO) Manjeet Kaur, SDM, Khanna, at Court Room of SDM, Khanna, in Tehsil Complex Khanna; for the 58 (Samrala) constituency with RO Vikramjeet Singh Panthey, SDM, Samrala, at Court Room of SDM, Samrala office, Samrala; for the 59 (Sahnewal) constituency with RO Veneet Kumar, SDM, Ludhiana (East), at Court Room of SDM, Ludhiana (East), in District Administrative Complex, Ludhiana; for the 60 (Ludhiana East) constituency with RO Dr Ankur Mahindroo, Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation (MC), Ludhiana, at Room No 52, Municipal Corporation Ludhiana Zone A office, near Mata Rani chowk, Ludhiana; for the 61 (Ludhiana South) constituency with RO Amit Kumar Panchal, ADC (Development), Ludhiana, at the office of ADC (D) in District Administrative Complex, Ludhiana; for the 62 (Atam Nagar) constituency with RO Poonam Preet Kaur, Joint Commissioner-II, Municipal Corporation (MC), Ludhiana, at Room No 6, 2nd floor, MC Zone C office, Gill Road, Ludhiana; for the 63 (Ludhiana Central) constituency with RO Shikha Bhagat, Additional Chief Administrator; GLADA, Ludhiana, at Room No 202, first floor, GLADA Office, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana; for the 64 (Ludhiana West) constituency with Sandeep Kumar, ADC (Urban Development), Ludhiana, at Room No 129, first floor, District Administrative Complex, Ludhiana; for the 65 (Ludhiana North) with RO Preetinder Singh Bains, Estate Officer, GLADA, Ludhiana, at Room No 301, second floor, GLADA, Office, Ludhiana; for the 66 (Gill) constituency with RO Narinder Singh Dhaliwal, Secretary, RTA, Ludhiana, at Meeting Hall, Panchayat Bhawan, Zila Parishad Complex, Ludhiana; for the 67 (Payal) constituency with RO Deepjot Kaur, SDM, Payal, at Court Room, SDM Office, Payal; for the 68 (Dakha) constituency with RO Jagdeep Sehgal, SDM, Ludhiana (West), at Court Room, SDM, Ludhiana (West) Office, District Administrative Complex, Ludhiana; for the 69 (Raikot) constituency with RO Gurbir Singh Kohli, SDM, Raikot, at Court Room of SDM, Raikot office, Raikot; and nominations for the 70 (Jagraon) constituency can be filed with Returning Officer Vikas Hira, SDM, Jagraon, at Court Room, SDM office, Jagraon.