The counting of votes for the Dumri assembly by-election will take place from 8 am today. The fate of six candidates will be decided in a total of 14 rounds of counting. The main contest is between JMM candidate Baby Devi and AJSU candidate Yashoda Devi. The veteran leaders of India and NDA alliance will be eyeing this election result.
Tight security arrangements have been made at the counting venue in Giridih. Election Commission and district administration officials will be present during the counting of votes. Political parties have made special preparations from their level. Party workers will be present in the counting hall during the counting of votes. They have been instructed to reach Giridih Market Committee by 6 am.
Tight security arrangements regarding counting
The counting of votes for the Dumri assembly by-election will take place on Friday. District Election Officer cum Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police have issued a joint order to maintain security and law and order during the counting of votes. It was said in the order that in order to make the vote counting work smooth and peaceful, deputation of magistrates and police force has been done at various places.
During the counting of votes, all the deputed counting personnel and the deputed police force have been instructed to reach the polling center located at Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Pachamba by 06:00 am. The counting of votes will start from eight o’clock. Vajragriha will be opened at 06:45 in the morning. Therefore, finish the preparations for the counting work before 8 o’clock, so that the counting of votes can start at 8 o’clock.
Deputation of Officers:
Officers have been deputed for security and law and order. Sadar SDO Vishaldeep Khalko will be in charge of Senior Magistrate. Meanwhile, SDPO Sadar Anil Kumar Singh has been deputed as senior police officer. Central Security Force E/190 battalion has been deputed for the security arrangements of the counting hall, Vajragriha and media center established in the premises of the market committee. Khorimhua’s SDO Manoj Kumar will be in overall charge of this.
Magistrates will be posted at other places:
Apart from this, NREP’s junior engineer Nagendra Kisku has been deputed as magistrate near the pond behind the counting hall and Manish Kumar, assistant engineer of Drinking Water and Sanitation Division 1, has been deputed as magistrate between the entrance of the counting hall. Armed forces have been deputed for security outside the Market Committee building.
JE Jitendra Nath Mahto of Magistrate Rural Development Special Division near Mor before Pachamba police station gate, JE Bablu Hansda of Magistrate Drinking Water and Sanitation Division 1 behind Pachamba police station, drinking water for parking arrangement in Dandidih Maidan near the turn of the road leading to Mission Ground. Subashish Das, assistant engineer of Sanitation Division One, has been deputed for law and order and traffic control in urban areas. Similarly Mrityunjay Kumar Singh has been deputed at the parking lot in the ground of Bishop Public School.
Police Inspector Ajay Kumar has been deputed in overall charge of external security patrol and urban static forces. Anti-sabotage investigation of the entire counting building etc. will be done by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Special Branch, Giridih. Magistrates have been deputed at the barriers built to control vehicles on the three main roads leading to the market committee (towards Pachamba counting site).
Pachamba High School Barrier to Drop Gate, HNI Emmanuel Kerketta, Pachamba Ranikhawa Road Barrier to Pachamba-Giridih Main Road, HNI Arvind Kumar, Giridih-Pachamba Road (Near Bodo) Barrier to Market Committee Drop Gate, HNI Kushal Toppo deputed Has been. After the declaration of voting results, static magistrates and police forces will be deployed at Bada Chowk, Padam Chowk, Muslim Bazaar, Bhandaridih, Natraj Chowk and Sah Market to maintain law and order during the victory procession and other demonstrations by the supporters of the candidates. Police Inspector Bhikhari Ram of the Police Center has been appointed in charge of the fire fighting vehicle, anti-riot vehicle and Ashu gas squad in the Pachamba market outer area. The District Control Room has been instructed to keep a close watch by checking the CCTV cameras installed at the intersections.