Pune district readies 232 polling stations for Legislative Council graduates, teachers polls on Friday

The administration is ready for the biennial elections to the Pune division graduates and teachers constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Preparations for voting have gathered pace. Teams of officials and staff on poll duty have left for their polling stations with the necessary election material.

Voting will take place at 232 polling stations in Pune district on Friday, October 23, from 8 am to 4 pm. The district administration has made station-wise plans to ensure the voting is conducted smoothly, peacefully and transparently.

The teams collected the material from the distribution centres and have now set out for their polling stations. To avoid any problem on polling day, arrangements have been made for the availability of material, deployment of staff, transport and advance preparation of the stations. Arrangements have also been made for receiving the material safely after voting and depositing it at the designated place.

In the district, 160 polling stations have been set up for the graduates constituency and 72 for the teachers constituency. There are 47 candidates in the fray in the graduates constituency and 30 in the teachers constituency. The required staff and material have been distributed for smooth voting in both constituencies.

In Pune district, 88,202 voters are registered for the graduates constituency and 16,882 for the teachers constituency. In all, 1,05,084 voters will cast their votes. For this reason, the administration has laid stress on preparations at every polling station so that the process is easy and orderly.

Separate arrangements have been made for material distribution, collection after voting and strongrooms for Pune city and the talukas of Purandar, Haveli, Maval-Mulshi, Bhor-Velhe, Daund, Junnar, Khed and Baramati-Indapur.

For Purandar, the new administrative building on Pargaon Road has been designated. For Haveli, Sinhgad College, Ambegaon, and for Pune city, Shri Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch, Swargate, have been fixed. For Maval-Mulshi, the respective tehsil offices have been designated. For Bhor-Velhe, the supply branch of the tehsil office, Bhor, has been fixed. For Daund, Junnar and Khed too, arrangements are at the respective tehsil offices, while for Baramati-Indapur the Engineering Bhavan, Baramati, has been fixed.

According to the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, voting will be held on October 23 and counting on October 27. The election machinery has appealed to voters to reach their polling stations and vote within the stipulated time.