The voting period was from 7 am to 4 pm on Thursday. 81 percent polling in the state within nine hours. But still none of those who came to vote were sent home without voting. Poll workers provided opportunities for everyone to vote. Chief Officer of the State Election Commission Kiran Gittye said this in a press conference held at the West District Governor’s Conference Hall on Thursday night.
He said the Election Commission was committed to zero pool violence. Tried to organize elections accordingly. The District Magistrate and the State Police have been working for this for the past two months. The election was announced after the National Election Commission delegation visited the state on January 11 and 12. The election was completed peacefully on Thursday. But the election commission has information about four to five incidents. He said that the matter will be investigated after submitting the report by next Friday morning. However, six people were arrested by the police after filing complaints of five incidents. However, police TSR and paramilitary forces are in charge to prevent any untoward incident. In the organized press conference, the chief officer of the State Election Commission congratulated the workers in various administrative departments. Their tireless efforts made the election a smooth one.
