Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 16th April, 2019: A review meeting was held today under the chairmanship of Chief Electoral Officer- cum- Finance Commissioner, Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha to assess the methodology devised by the Election Department for imparting intensive hands on training  by the Master Trainers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in Chandigarh. During the meeting, a presentation highlighting the components and functioning of EVM/VVPAT machine, Role of presiding officer and polling officers was delivered. The first round of training of polling personnel's, sector officers, BLOs Micro observers, Nodal officers have already been done. The second round of training will begin from 22 April, 2019. The Chief Electoral Officer stressed that the training should focus on imparting role specific information to each Officer. Along with practical knowledge,giving hands-on training regrading usage of EVM/VVPAT, following laid down SOPs and filling up of various forms. Every personnel a...

Chandigarh, 16th April, 2019:  A meeting was held today under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner cum Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Sh. Mandip Singh Brar with the representatives from Resident Welfare Associations to discuss activities that can be initiated by them under the SVEEP programme.  The meeting aimed at making sure that every person who is eligible to vote registers as a voter before 19th April, 2019 and access their fundamental right to vote on 19 May, 2019. All the representatives participated with full enthusiasm and cleared their queries by putting across different case scenarios and sought clarification from the officers regarding the entire election procedure. Ideas shared by the members for maximising voter participation included organizing electoral awareness camps, demonstrating the working of EVMs and VVPATs and display of Election related promotional material in societies and reaching out to the residents of all their associations through v...

Chandigarh, 15th April, 2019: A review meeting was held today under the chairmanship of Chief Electoral Officer- cum-Finance Commissioner, Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha with the Nodal Officers to assess the election preparedness for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in Chandigarh. During the meeting officials discussed key issues pertaining to preparedness of polling station, security arrangements, movement of vehicles, Model Code of Conduct, static surveillance teams, flying squads, status of grievance received and redressed through C-Vigil App, webcasting at polling stations, deployment of central forces on operational duty, issuance of Election Duty Certificate, Arms & License deposit during MCC, expenditure monitoring, availability of health services during any emergency situation, intensive hands-on procedural training of presiding and polling officials, PwD voting App, reserve teams, strengthening of manpower, EVM management system, setting up for RO cell for nominations, food arrangem...

Chandigarh, 15th April, 2019: A Training Program of Sector Officers was organized today by the Election Department under the chairmanship of Chief Electoral Officer, Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha at Government Museum & Art Gallery, sector-10, Chandigarh. Sector officer is the official responsible for 10-12 polling stations. He is specifically responsible for his polling location, vulnerability mapping, voters served by the polling locations under him and election management. He is supported by polling officers at polling stations and he reports to the Returning officer. Hence, the sector officer has an important role to play in the electoral process. During the programme, a presentation was given, highlighting the guidelines framed by the Election Commission of India regarding the role & responsibility of Sector Officers during the Elections.  On the occasion, Chief Electoral Officer also addressed the gathering, wherein it was emphasised that Sector officers should ...