50 Model Polling Stations to be set up in Ferozepur Lok Sabha-10 constituency
HARISH MONGA
Ferozepur, May 17, 2024: Extensive preparations are going on in the district to turn the election day – June 1, 2024 – in Punjab, into a festival day, as many as 50 Model Polling Stations will be set up in Ferozepur Lok Sabha-10 constituency, to make the voter experience easier.
Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency has 16,70,309 voters with 1903 polling stations, 8,79,833 male, 7,88,525 female, 48 third gender, 4,950 service voters, 9,100 PwD voters, 13,365 senior 85 plus voters and 1,001 visually impaired (Blind) voters.
RO-Cum-DEO, DC Rajesh Dhiman said, said that 50 model polling stations will be constructed in Lok Sabha constituency 10-Firozepur in view of Lok Sabha elections 2024. He said that these model polling stations have waiting house, help booth, drinking water supply, PWD. And wheelchairs etc. are being arranged for the elderly voters so that the voting experience of the voters can be made easier.
Returning Officer Mr. Giving more information, Rajesh Dhiman said that Polling Station No: 145,146,147 of Vidhan Sabha Constituency Ferozepur Urban-76 Government Senior Secondary School Girls Ferozepur City and Polling Station No: 50,51,52,53 DC Model School Ferozepur Cantonment, Vidhan Sabha Constituency Ferozepur Government Senior Secondary School Sherkhan of Polling Station No: 217 and 218 of Dihati-77 and Government Primary School Basti Joy Singh Vali of Polling Station No: 65 of Vidhan Sabha Constituency Guruharshay-78, Government Primary School of Polling Station No. 169/170 Government Senior Secondary School Girls Guruharshay of Sarup Singh Wali and Polling Station No: 186 has been made a model polling station.
Similarly, Government Senior Secondary Smart School Boys of Polling Station No. 6, 7 of Vidhan Sabha Constituency Jalalabad-79 Jalalabad, Government Primary City School of Polling Station No. 8 Jalalabad, Polling Station No. 17 Municipal Council (West Side) Jalalabad and Government Primary School Basti Ramgarhia Jalalabad of Polling Station No. 28-29, Government Elementary School Maujam (South Wing) of Polling Station No. 6 of Vidhan Sabha Constituency Fazilka-80, Polling Station No. 88,89 Government High School Bannwala Hanwanta , Polling Station No: 92,93 Government Model School Kaudaswali, Polling Station No: 120 Government Senior Secondary School Girls Fazilka (South Side) and Polling Station No: 157 Government Elementary School at Awa alias Variam Pura and Vidhan Sabha Constituency Abohar-81 Model polling stations will be set up at Government Primary School Seed Farm Pakka of Polling Station No. 3 and 4, Polling Station No. 53,54 of Vidhan Sabha Constituency Balluana-82 at Government Primary School Gobindgarh.
Apart from this, Polling Station No: 108,109,110 of Vidhan Sabha Constituency Malot-85 Office Market Committee Navi Dana Mandi Malot, Polling Station No:113,114 Govt Secondary School Boys Block No:1 Near Old Tehsil Malot, Polling Station No: 124,125 DAV College ( Girl Wing) Mallot, Polling Station No: 134 Sacred Heart Convent School Ward No: 12 GT Road Mallot and Polling Station No: 181,182 Government High School Dannewala and Vidhan Sabha Constituency Sri. Muktsar Sahib- 86 Polling Station No: 116,117 respectively Government College KKP Road Sri. Muktsar Sahib Right and Left Wing, Polling Station No: 137,138,139,140,141 respectively Guru Nanak College Muktsar Bibi Nanki Block A Right, Mata Gujri Block D Middle Wing, Mai Bhago Block C Right Wing, Mata Sundari Block B Right and Left, Polling Station No: 177,178,179 Model polling stations will be established at Government Elementary School Canal Colony Muktsar right, left and center wings respectively.
He said, there will be attractive decorations at these Model Polling Stations. A grand entrance will be made. A waiting area will also be built for voters to sit. Arrangements for cold drinking water will also be made. There will be a play area for children. Arrangements for feeding rooms will also be made for lactating mothers and wheelchairs for the PwD (Persons with Disability).