Lok Sabha Polls: GO reviews election preparedness in 18 assembly segments of Sgr constituency

Srinagar, April 27: The General Observer for 02-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency (PC), Mukul Kumar along with Police Observer, Sandeep Singh Chauhan and Expenditure Observer, Sambit Mishra Saturday held a joint meeting at SKICC here to take first hand appraisal of the preparedness for Lok Sabha Elections-2024 in the 02-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency.
The constituency comprises 18 Assembly segments of Ganderbal, Srinagar, Budgam (Partly), Pulwama (partly) and Shopian (Partly) Districts.
Returning Officer (RO) 02-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat; District Election Officer (DEO) Pulwama, Basharat Qayoom; District Election Officer (DEO) Ganderbal, Shyambir; District Election Officer (DEO) Budgam, Akshay Labroo and District Election Officer (DEO) Shopian, Faz Lul Haseeb were present in the meeting.
Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) of Srinagar, Pulwama, Budgam, Ganderbal and Shopian Districts also attended the meeting.
At the outset, the Observers held an extensive interaction with Assistant Returning Officers (ARO) and Nodal Officers for Model Code of Conduct, Expenditure, and Media Certification & Monitoring Committee and discussed threadbare various vital aspects related to the conduct of Lok Sabha elections in the Constituency.
They held a detailed discussion with regard to enforcement of Model Code of Conduct, Expenditure Monitoring, Security plan, Transport and Communication plan besides functioning of VST and flying squads, Training of Poll Staff, AMF at Polling Stations, SVEEP activities and other measures undertaken for smooth and peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in the constituency.
On the occasion, the General Observer enjoined upon the Officers to work with added zeal and unwavering dedication to uphold sanctity of the election process and safeguarding the democratic spirit.
He also urged them to ensure strict enforcement of Model Code of Conduct and other guidelines of Election Commission of India to ensure smooth, fair and transparent conduct of polls in Srinagar Lok Sabha Seat.
He stressed on proactive approach from all the stakeholders to encourage maximum voters so that enhanced voter turnout is registered during upcoming Elections in 02-Srinagar PC. He further stressed on completion of EPIC distribution process in the Constituency.
The Expenditure Observer emphasized the need of coordination among various monitoring teams for effective expenditure overseeing and stressed the prompt reporting of ECI violation with respect to election expenditure booking. He also underscored the efficient monitoring of the media in order to contain any misuse of election expenditure by the contesting candidates in the District.
He further laid emphasis on instant sharing and uploading of the information related to any kind of seizures, if any in the Constituency as per ECI norms.
The Police Observer stressed the Officers to work with utmost coordination to ensure incident free and smooth conduct of the Lok Sabha Elections in the Constituency.