Dungarpur : Dungarpur The administration has made tight arrangements regarding the counting of votes for the eighty-fourth assembly by-election of the district. The counting process, which will start from 8 am on November 23 at Shri Bhogilal Pandya Government College, will be under CCTV surveillance. There will be a three-tier security arrangement at the counting venue. Also, entry will not be allowed without photo identity card. The area of 100 meter perimeter of the counting venue will be ‘pedestrian area’. Where entry of any vehicle will be prohibited.
This will be the admission arrangement
Tight security arrangements have been made in the premises designated for counting of votes, Shri Bhogilal Pandya, and its surrounding areas. The entry of political candidates and counting agents at the counting venue will be from the gate of VKB Girls College. Counting personnel and officers and employees appointed for counting duty will enter from Muyedwar on Sagwara Road of SBP College. Adequate deployment of Central Armed Police Forces will be made as part of security arrangements during the vote counting process. Three-tier security arrangements have been made to enter the counting venue, so that there is no disturbance of any kind at the counting venue. Companies of Central Police Forces and RAC and police personnel will be deployed for the security of EVMs.
Media workers will be able to take mobile phones to the media center
Deputy District Election Officer Dinesh Dhakad said that mobile phones, firecrackers, gutkha, paan, tobacco, beedis, matchsticks, sharp objects, inflammable substances, communication and recording equipment, weapons etc. will not be allowed in the counting hall. A media center will be set up in the counting complex for media persons. Where vote counting data will be made available from time to time. The general public will be informed about the vote counting figures from time to time through the public address system.
Only media persons authorized by the Election Commission of India will be allowed to enter the counting complex on showing their pass. Media persons will also be allowed to take mobile phones till the media center only. Media persons will not be allowed to carry mobile phones in the counting hall. The counting agents of the candidates will oversee the counting process in a disciplined manner outside the mesh barricades. Employees appointed in other arrangements including counting personnel will also be allowed to enter the counting premises only after showing their identity card with photo.
