Polling arrangements reviewed for SBA
An election officer marks the finger of a voter with indelible ink during a local election in Uttar Pradesh state. PHOTO: AP
Provincial Election Commissioner Aijaz Anwar Chohan here on Wednesday chaired a meeting regarding arrangements of General Elections 2024 in Shaheed Benazirabad (SBA).
The meeting reviewed the arrangements for security, availability of water, electricity, washrooms, furniture and other basic requirements including polling process and training of polling staff.
Addressing the meeting, the provincial election said that police and Rangers would play an important role in maintaining law and order by providing security. He said that on the occasion of election, the installation of CCTV cameras at more sensitive polling stations shall be ensured with focus on security and communication plan so that the miscreants fail to get a chance to deteriorate the environment.
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Briefing the meeting, Regional Election Commissioner SBA Muhammad Yousuf Siddiqui informed that during the general election on February 08, 2024, the polling process would be held for 13 provincial and six NA seats. He said that polling stations are visited for provision of facilities while the training of Master Trainers was finalised. He further said that in all 2,357 polling stations would be setup in all the three districts of the SBA Division, which include 772 Polling stations at Shaheed Benazirabad, 904 at Sanghar and 686 polling stations at District Naushehro Feroze.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 9th, 2023.