Poll campaigning to end tomorrow
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The open campaigning for the December 8 native physique polls within the district will come to a detailed at 6 p.m. on December 6. The Kottikalasham, the jamboree which historically marks the end of the open campaigning, won’t be held, given the COVID-19 state of affairs.
District Collector Navjot Khosa has urged political events and candidates to chorus from such celebrations involving crowds and numerous autos. Ms. Khosa added that motion can be taken towards candidates who violate the prohibition on Kottikalasham.
The Collector additionally requested candidates to keep away from rallies and mass gatherings over the subsequent two days. Once the time for open campaigning ends, political leaders and staff who’ve arrived from elsewhere for campaigning ought to go away the wards. This will not be relevant to the candidates or election brokers.
The anti-defacement squads have thus far eliminated 23,329 unauthorised marketing campaign supplies within the district, Ms. Khosa mentioned. This included 20,114 posters, 1,791 boards and 1,423 flags.
The digital voting machines (EVM) to be used within the Attingal municipality might be commissioned on Saturday on the convention corridor of the municipal workplace. The rehearsals for presiding officers and first polling officers within the district will start at 9 a.m. on the Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Cotton Hill, on Saturday.
Liquor ban
A liquor ban might be imposed within the district for 48 hours from 6 p.m. on Sunday in view of the December 8 elections. The ban might be in place on December 16, the counting day, additionally, Ms. Khosa mentioned.
Holiday
December 8 might be a vacation within the district for all academic establishments, authorities, semi-government and public sector establishments. The District Collector has issued orders on this regard. Establishments that accommodate polling stations could have a vacation on December 7 and eight. Institutions which home the distribution centres for polling supplies could have holidays from December 6 to 9.
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