Make concerted efforts to increase voting: Chief Election Commissioner Shri Kumar

Election Commission of India holds discussions with observers of Lok Sabha constituencies in the third phase and reviews preparations

Proper arrangements should be made at the polling stations to ensure that citizens come to vote. All necessary facilities should be provided to the voters. To increase voting, returning officers, observers, SVEEP nodal officers and the entire election team should make collective efforts. Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar reviewed the preparations for voting after holding a discussion with the central observers appointed in all the Lok Sabha constituencies in the third phase through video conferencing on Tuesday. Election Commissioner Shri Gyanendra Kumar and Dr. S.S. Sandhu were also present in the video conference.

Chief Election Commissioner Shri Kumar discussed with Chief Electoral Officer Shri Anupam Rajan and general observers of Morena and Rajgarh Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of the state and sought detailed information about all the preparations. Shri Kumar said that additional efforts should be made to increase the voting percentage in the third and fourth phases. Contact the voters directly and motivate them to vote and also make extensive arrangements to facilitate them.

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Chief Electoral Officer’s appeal to voters

In an appeal to voters, Chief Electoral Officer Shri Anupam Rajan said that there will be proper arrangements for shade, cold drinking water, fans, coolers, ramps, medicines, ORS packets etc. in all the polling stations. He said that they must come to the polling station and vote. If the name of the voter is in the voter list, but he does not have a Voter ID card, the voter can still vote by presenting any one of the 12 alternative photo documents accepted by the Commission.

Chief Electoral Officer Shri Rajan informed the Commission that voting is to be held on May 7 in the third phase in 9 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. BLOs are distributing voter slips door-to-door and contacting the voters personally and appealing to them to vote. ‘Chalien booth ki ore’ campaign is set to commence in all the polling stations on 1st May for the third phase and on May 7 for the fourth phase. Extensive activities will be carried out during this period. Every possible method is being used to convey its message to the voters. Coordinated efforts are being made rapidly to citizens that voters come to the polling booth to vote. To increase the voting percentage in the third and fourth phases, arrangements like drinking water, lighting, ramps, benches, facility houses and shamiyana for shade etc. are being made in every polling station as per the needs of the voters.

Central observers of Morena and Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituencies also gave their feedback to the Commission and informed about the efforts being made to increase voting.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer Shri Rajesh Kumar Kaul, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Shri Tarun Rathi, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Shri Pramod Kumar Shukla and other officers were present in the video conference.