FEROZEPUR: The stage is set for conducting of elections for Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) in Ferozepur district with the local administration having made “fool-proof arrangements” to ensure free and fair elections for all the six SGPC seats falling in the district.
The elections for SGPC seats in the Ferozepur district include two in Ferozepur (one reserved for the SC category and the other being a general category seat), two in Talwandi Bhai (one reserved for women and the other being a general category seat), and one each in Mamdot and Zira areas. There are 2,21,522 voters, who are eligible to exercise their franchise in these elections. Of the total 452 polling booths set up in the Ferozepur district, 196 booths have been declared as sensitive. A total of 2,137 persons have been put on election duty for the smooth conduct of polls.
S Karuna Raju, deputy commissioner, Ferozepur said that 595 ballot boxes have been arranged. Besides, 99 buses will be used to ferry the polling staff to polling booths. Surjit Singh, SSP, Ferozepur said that foolproof security arrangements have been made for the conduct free and fair elections.
Likewise, in newly carved Fazilka district, of the total 109 booths set up in the district, 21 have been declared as hyper sensitive while 66 have been declared sensitive. There are 1,04,522 voters who would exercise their right to franchise in the SGPC elections for electing four candidates in the district comprising Fazilka, Abohar, Jalalabad and Balluana assembly constituencies. A total of five candidates are in the fray for the Fazilka area. Two seats for the SGPC elections fall in the Aboh.
News Source: Times of India
