
Additional troops of State police
and paramilitary forces will
be deployed in these polling
stations for smooth conduct of
the elections, slated on November
28 next. The critical polling
stations are located in areas
which used to be the operational
base of the now disbanded
Hmar People’s ConventionDemocratic
(HPC-D). The outfit signed a peace agreement
with the Mizoram Government
earlier this year before its disbandment.
The CEO said the election
machinery is fully prepared to
conduct elections to the 40-seat
Assembly on November 28.
Among the 7,68,181 voters,
there are 3,93,685 female voters
outnumbering their male
counterparts.
Aizawl district Deputy
Commissioner and District
Electoral Officer Dr A Muthamma
said that Aizawl is fully
prepared to conduct elections
to the 14 Assembly constituencies
within the district. She
added that 2,88,322 voters,
including 1,51,590 female voters,
would exercise their franchise
in 328 polling stations in
the district alone.
The DC said there are seven
returning officers and 14 assistant
returning officers for
Aizawl district. VVPAT machines will be used in all the
polling stations, she added.
Dr A Muthamma stated that
one phase of EVM ‘randomization’
has been completed and
around 35,000 voters took part
in a mock poll, adding that people
can lodge any poll-related
complaints by dialling 1950.
Elections to all the 40 Assembly
seats will be held in a
single phase on November 28.
The last date for filing nomination
is November 9, while
the scrutiny of nomination papers
will take place on November
12. The last date for withdrawal
of candidature is November
14. Counting will be
done on December 11.
According to Dr A Mathumma,
there will be five counting
centres in Aizawl located at
Pachhunga University College,
Government Aizawl
College, Hrangbana College,
Assembly Annex and R
Dengthuama hall. - Assam Tribune
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