Ranchi, Jharkhand With about 36 hours left for polling to begin, polling teams have started being sent via trains and helicopters to Maoist-hit Singhbhum region, many of which are going to polls for the first time or after decades. Is.
Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat is also home to Asia's densest Sal forest, Saranda, which is one of the worst affected left wing extremism areas in the country.
A total of 95 polling parties were dispatched from Chakradharpur to Rourkela via a special train on Saturday. After reaching their destinations Manoharpur, Jaraikela and Posaita stations, they will continue to travel by vehicles and on foot to reach their designated polling stations. Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer of West Singhbhu, Kuldeep Chaudhary said.Chaudhary said that 78 polling parties were dispatched by helicopters.
"Three helicopters were deployed simultaneously to airlift them to remote Maoist-affected areas of Manoharpur and Jagannathpur assembly constituencies," he said.
"To conduct free and fair elections, we are doing live tracking on EVMs and polling parties through GPS-enabled vehicles," he said, adding that adequate security arrangements have been made and central forces including BSF and CAPFs. Have reached Chakradharpur.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission, in a post on Twitter, shared pictures of polling parties and materials being dispatched by train and said, "We are ready! Are you also ready.In Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, polling parties are being sent to their polling stations through special trains.
The Election Commission wrote in another post, "Skyshit for democracy: Polling teams are taking it to the remotest corners of Jharkhand. Ensuring every vote!"
E said, “We are committed to ensure that no voter is left out… We have identified several areas where voting will take place for the first time or after almost two decades as these places have been badly affected by the Maoist insurgency.” Were impressed.”
The DC said that voting will be held for the first time in this election at polling stations like Middle School, Nugdi and Madhya Vidyalaya, Borero."Several booths in challenging locations such as Robokera, Binj, Thalakabad, Jaraikela Roam, Rengarahatu, Hansabeda and Chhotanagara have been earmarked for AI dropping. In some areas, polling parties will need to trek up to 4-5 km. Your The aim is to ensure comprehensive coverage, this time no area will be left untouched,'' Choudhary said.
Thalkobad and about two dozen other villages were earlier termed "liberated zones", but the administration succeeded in establishing their presence through large-scale operations of security forces, including Operation Anaconda. A total of 15 new camps of security forces have been established in the area.
He said, “The foot teams will have to reach the cluster points and then go to the polling stations.At 5.30 am on the polling date, all teams will have to reach the stations to conduct mock polling."
Singhbhum, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribes, has 14.32 lakh voters, of which 7.27 lakh are women.
Outgoing MP and former Chief Minister Madhu Koda's wife Geeta Kora has been fielded by the BJP, while MLA Joba Manjhi represents India Block Kora, who was earlier the only Congress MP from Jharkhand, has recently joined the BJP.
Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency consists of six assembly constituencies Seraikela, Chaibasa, Mazgaon, Jagannathpur, Manoharpur and Chakradharpur.
Apart from Seraikela located in Seraikela-Kharsawan district, the remaining stretches come under West Singhbhum district.Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand are to be held in four phases on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1. In the 2019 general elections, the BJP won 11 seats, while its ally AJSU gained one seat.Both JMM and Congress won one seat each.
Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat is also home to Asia's densest Sal forest, Saranda, which is one of the worst affected left wing extremism areas in the country.
A total of 95 polling parties were dispatched from Chakradharpur to Rourkela via a special train on Saturday. After reaching their destinations Manoharpur, Jaraikela and Posaita stations, they will continue to travel by vehicles and on foot to reach their designated polling stations. Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer of West Singhbhu, Kuldeep Chaudhary said.Chaudhary said that 78 polling parties were dispatched by helicopters.
"Three helicopters were deployed simultaneously to airlift them to remote Maoist-affected areas of Manoharpur and Jagannathpur assembly constituencies," he said.
"To conduct free and fair elections, we are doing live tracking on EVMs and polling parties through GPS-enabled vehicles," he said, adding that adequate security arrangements have been made and central forces including BSF and CAPFs. Have reached Chakradharpur.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission, in a post on Twitter, shared pictures of polling parties and materials being dispatched by train and said, "We are ready! Are you also ready.In Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, polling parties are being sent to their polling stations through special trains.
The Election Commission wrote in another post, "Skyshit for democracy: Polling teams are taking it to the remotest corners of Jharkhand. Ensuring every vote!"
E said, “We are committed to ensure that no voter is left out… We have identified several areas where voting will take place for the first time or after almost two decades as these places have been badly affected by the Maoist insurgency.” Were impressed.”
The DC said that voting will be held for the first time in this election at polling stations like Middle School, Nugdi and Madhya Vidyalaya, Borero."Several booths in challenging locations such as Robokera, Binj, Thalakabad, Jaraikela Roam, Rengarahatu, Hansabeda and Chhotanagara have been earmarked for AI dropping. In some areas, polling parties will need to trek up to 4-5 km. Your The aim is to ensure comprehensive coverage, this time no area will be left untouched,'' Choudhary said.
Thalkobad and about two dozen other villages were earlier termed "liberated zones", but the administration succeeded in establishing their presence through large-scale operations of security forces, including Operation Anaconda. A total of 15 new camps of security forces have been established in the area.
He said, “The foot teams will have to reach the cluster points and then go to the polling stations.At 5.30 am on the polling date, all teams will have to reach the stations to conduct mock polling."
Singhbhum, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribes, has 14.32 lakh voters, of which 7.27 lakh are women.
Outgoing MP and former Chief Minister Madhu Koda's wife Geeta Kora has been fielded by the BJP, while MLA Joba Manjhi represents India Block Kora, who was earlier the only Congress MP from Jharkhand, has recently joined the BJP.
Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency consists of six assembly constituencies Seraikela, Chaibasa, Mazgaon, Jagannathpur, Manoharpur and Chakradharpur.
Apart from Seraikela located in Seraikela-Kharsawan district, the remaining stretches come under West Singhbhum district.Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand are to be held in four phases on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1. In the 2019 general elections, the BJP won 11 seats, while its ally AJSU gained one seat.Both JMM and Congress won one seat each.
