Micro observers to monitor 290 vulnerable booths in Salem

April 23, 2014 09:30 am | Updated May 21, 2016 12:59 pm IST - SALEM

As many as 290 polling stations in the district were identified as vulnerable and micro observers would monitor the entire process on the day of polling on April 24, said Returning Officer Hanish Chhabra here on Tuesday.

Of the total 2,993 polling stations in the district, 1,000 were identified as sensitive and the poll process would be monitored through web camera recordings, he told a meeting of officials.

Also, 277 zonal officers team would monitor the process on the day of polling. He said that 95 per cent of the booth slips were issued to the electors and the rest 5 per cent would be issued on Thursday.

Section 144

Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) will be in force between 6pm on Tuesday and 6am on Thursday.

The order prohibits unlawful assembly of more than five persons in public places.

City Police Commissioner A. Amalraj, Superintendent of Police R. Sakthivel, District Revenue Officer S. Selvaraj, National Highways Revenue Officer Poongodi and officials participated.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.