Ranchi: District Election Officer (Panchayat) cum Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Chhavi Ranjan addressed the press conference regarding the three-tier Panchayat polls to be conducted across four phases in separate blocks of
the district.
During the press conference, he gave detailed information about the preparation for three-tier Panchayat elections in the district. He said that with the announcement of the elections, the model code of conduct has come into force from Saturday. He said that action will be taken against those who violate the code of conduct. He said that elections will be held in four phases in a total of 305 panchayats in the Ranchi district.
A total of 36 Zilla Parishad members will be elected in the elections to be held in 4 phases. Adding further he said that elections are to be held on 365 posts of Panchayat Samiti, 305 for Mukhiya, and 3631 posts of Ward members. The total number of polling stations in the Ranchi district will be 3631. The DC said that the Panchayat level voter list has been prepared under the Ranchi district. The total number of voters is 13,84,890 out of which 7,01,021 are male voters and 6,83,852 are female voters.
The number of third-gender voters is 17. Regarding the preparation for the Panchayat elections, the DC said that this time a strong room will be made in Pandara Bazar Committee and Girls’ High School, Bundu. Counting of votes will take place at both these places. He said that 2288 police officers, 5390 constables, and 21560 constable police would be deployed for the conduct of elections.
For the Panchayat elections, 14 cells have also been formed in the district. For successful completion of Panchayat elections in Ranchi district, about 1490 small and big vehicles will be required. It is from these vehicles that the polling personnel and police force will be transported and brought to the booth for conducting the polls.
The vehicle requirement has been assessed at the district level. Under this, 730 big buses and 760 small vehicles will be needed. The Deputy Commissioner said that the numbers may also change as the elections approach.