DC reviews election preparedness, inspects Strong Rooms; focuses on critical polling stations
Ferozepur, October 31, 2026: District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Deepashikha Sharma reviewed the election preparedness in the district during a meeting with senior officials and subsequently inspected various strong rooms and polling stations. SSP Bhupinder Singh Sidhu was also present.
During the meeting, ERO-76 briefed the District Election Officer on vulnerability mapping and expenditure-sensitive constituencies, including details of vulnerable and critical polling stations. DC reviewed the arrangements at these polling stations and issued necessary directions to the concerned officials.
Later, DC, along with the SSP and other officials, visited various locations to assess the arrangements. The team inspected the strong room at MLM School for Assembly Constituency 76-Ferozepur Urban, the strong room at Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University and the polling station at Fattuwala. The District Election Officer also inspected the Janj Ghar and Panchayat Ghar at Fattuwala.
DEO directed officials to complete all election-related arrangements within the stipulated time as per the guidelines of the Election Commission. She stressed the need to ensure adequate security, electricity, building infrastructure and other basic facilities at strong rooms and polling stations.
She directed officials to pay special attention to critical polling stations and ensure close coordination among all departments so that the election process is conducted in a fair, transparent, peaceful and smooth manner.
The meeting was attended by Additional District Election Officer Dr Amandeep Kaur, SDM Ferozepur Abhishek Sharma, SDM Zira Suraj, SDM Guruharsahai Hardeep Singh, SP Manjit Singh, Assistant Commissioner Himanshu, IAS (Under Training), DSPs Sukhwinder Singh, Karan Sharma, Jaspal Singh and Tejinder Pal Singh, and Election Tehsildar Sukhdev Singh, besides other concerned officials.