Haflong,
April 5, 2019 : All-women polling booth
will be set up in Haflong, headquarter of Dima Hasao during the ensuing Lok
Sabha election, polling day of which is scheduled on 18th April next. This step
is in a bid to encourage more female voters to exercise their franchise.
According
to the Election Commission’s (EC) directions the same has to be set up polling stations entirely managed by
women, five such booths will be set up in Dima Hasao.
The names
of the booths are 158-NK Daulagupu LP School, 160-Suptd.of Sericulture Office,
166-Haflong Govt College, 168-Sainza Razi L.P.School and 178-District Social
Welfare Office.
All those
deployed at such polling stations - including presiding officers, polling
officers, micro observers and security personnel and other employees - will be
women.
This is an initiative towards
gender equality and involving women’s participation in the electoral process.
Apart from this three numbers of model
polling booth 170-Asst.Engineer NFR office, 162-Haflong Town Razi Community
Hall, 95-Maibang Kalibari LP School have been selected in this district with
Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF). These polling booths will have provision for
ramp to facilitate the PwD (persons with disabilities) voters, provision for
drinking water, adequate furniture, medical kit, proper lighting facilities and
electrical arrangements, help desk, toilets, shades, volunteers, queue
management etc.
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