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Deputy Commissioner cum District Election Officer Dr. Senu Dagal and SSP Dr. Pragya Jain said today that all the preparations for the Lok Sabha election in Fazilka district on June 1 have been completed.
The DC said that 829 polling booths have been established for 763623 voters. There will be 20 models, 8 pink, 8 green, 4 PWD and 4 youth booths. Voter slips have been distributed to all the voters and invitation letters and voter guide has been sent to every household. All kinds of basic facilities are being ensured at the polling booths, for the welfare of the polling staff and also for the voters in danger of heat wave, tents, chabeel etc. are being arranged at the booths.
(SUBHEAD)Dr. Duggal said that the SOPs of 72 hours before 6 pm today have come into force. Security forces are on high alert to stop the flow of money or drugs at this last moment. SST and FST are operational. The borders of neighbouring states are being sealed so that no bad elements can come from there to influence the elections.
She also said that under Section 126, there will be a ban on opinion polls and exit polls in the last 72 hours. She said that the election campaign will end on May 30 at 6 pm, after which no public meeting will be held. Social media news groups are also covered by the SOP.
SSP Dr. Pragya Jain said that strict security arrangements have been made by the police. 71 patrolling parties have been formed, 13 QRT teams, more than 3000 police personnel have been deployed to conduct the election process in a smooth manner and central security forces will also be deployed at sensitive booths.
