By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Mizoram is all set to conduct the elections as the Election Commission said that it is fully prepared for the upcoming polls to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly scheduled for 25 November. The security has also been beefed up along the international border in the state so that any untoward incident can be avoided.
Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath also said that the 100 per cent updated photo electoral rolls and 100 per cent Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) by the state election department was highly commendable.
Sampath further said 94 out of the 1,126 polling stations are critical and special measures have been taken to keep a watch on them. “Security has been beefed up in these critical areas and along the border areas with Myanmar, Bangladesh and neighbouring states of Assam, Manipur and Tripura,” he said.
Response teams and flying squads would also be deployed with executive magistrates in these areas. It was decided that damaged roads due to heavy rains in many places, especially in the southern districts, should be repaired on war-footing, the CEC said.
Alternate communication network for interior villages where mobile network is absent would be arranged, he said, adding concerned officials have been instructed to take strict action to curb flow of illicit liquor to prevent electoral malpractices. Sampath also urged the voters to come out in large numbers on the day of polling.