Ludhiana deputy commissioner ensures secure elections with strong room inspections

LUDHIANA: Ludhiana deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer (DEO) Jitendra Jorwal visited the strong rooms for Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Sunday to ensure a fair and transparent polling process for the elections to Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, various municipal councils, and one Nagar Panchayat.

Jorwal reaffirmed the district administration's commitment to conducting free and secure elections. He reviewed the arrangements at the strong rooms and provided necessary instructions to officials. He assured that foolproof security measures have been implemented for both polling and counting, in strict adherence to the guidelines of the State Election Commission. He also inspected CCTVs, power supply, fire safety measures, and the maintenance and updating of official registers at these venues.

The DC emphasised that the district administration has established a robust system of security measures and procedural checks to ensure the complete safety of the strong rooms.

The strong rooms are located at the following institutions: Government College for Girls, Bharat Nagar, Khalsa College for Women Ghumar Mandi, Khalsa School, SCD College, KVM School, EVM Warehouse at Polytechnic College, Rishi Nagar, Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar Ludhiana, Green Land Senior Secondary Public School Ludhiana (GT Road Jalandhar By-Pass), Guru Nanak Dev Polytechnic College (GNE Campus), Ludhiana S Kuldeep Singh Sekhon Auditorium GTB National College Dakha, SSD Govt Senior Secondary School, Machhiwara, Office of Market Committee, Dana Mandi Maloud, AS Modern Sr Sec School MK Road, Khanna and BDPO Office, Samrala.

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