GUWAHATI: International and inter-state borders in poll-bound Mizoram have been sealed even as poll campaigning came to an end for the 7th Assembly election in the tiny frontier state going for polls on November 28.
The State’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEO), Ashis Kundra while talking to media in Aizawl on Monday appealed for high voters turn-out on polling day while exuding confidence to hold free and fair election in the frontier Northeastern state.
Respective District Magistrates in Mizoram had ordered for sealing of inter-state and international borders in Mizoram as per the Election Commission of India guidelines. International, inter-state borders should be sealed 72 hours before beginning of the polling.
The CEO reviewed the poll preparedness with all the eight District Election Officers (DEOs) besides visiting two of the districts himself to take stock of the poll preparedness. He held meeting with the state police’s nodal officer and the state government officials headed by the Chief Secretary to review the security measures as well as vigil maintained to keep poll code of conduct enforced strictly.
The Election Commission has made arrangement for web casting of the polling process from 40 polling stations across the state and two polling stations at Kanhmun on Mizoram border where Bru refugee voters will cast their votes coming from their camps in Tripura.
One all-women polling station per Assembly Constituency has been set up across the state as per the guidelines of the Election Commission.
Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots will be used for the first time in Mizoram polls for the 4363 service voters. Overall 13,451 postal ballots have been issued.
The CEO informed that 15 polling stations had been made ready at Kanhmun on Mizoram-Tripura inter-state boundary for Bru refugee voters coming from Tripura refugee camps. He said the CEO of Tripura and Tripura government would arrange for transportation of Bru voters till the assigned alighting point about 500 meters from the bridge and from there Bru voters will be guided to their respective polling stations.