New Delhi: The Election Commission is working in full swing in poll-bound Haryana to ensure free and fair polling on October 15. Although the Lok Sabha election witnessed an increase in the polling percentage across the country, the Commission is not leaving any stone unturned to ensure that maximum number of people exercise their franchise to elect the 90-member Assembly.
"The Commission is running various voter awareness campaigns and has also deployed vans for the same. Vans go in all 21 districts of the state and have banners placed on it to spread awareness. There is a voter machine too in the van to teach people how to vote," said Shrikant Walgad, Chief Electoral Officer of Haryana.
He said that the banners are being put in districts while the Public Relations Department has also hired artist and placed flex material for the same in Gurgaon.
On the question of spreading awareness in rural areas, Walgad said, "In interior areas, committees are being formed for it. All India Radio bulletin is also being used for the purpose. Bulk SMSes to nearly 34 lakh people are being sent to encourage voting."
Nearly 1.61 crore people will use their right to vote and nearly 74 lakh of them are women. To encourage women to vote as they will also play a key role in the government formation in Haryana, he added, "Anganwadis and various women organisations are being roped in to increase the polling percentage of women."
16,375 polling booths will be set up out of which approximately 3,000 have been declared sensitive, he said adding that 80 columns of paramilitary forces have been deployed in the state.
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