Separate booths will be built for the corona infected patients in Bihar. Polling personnel will be wearing PPE kits at these booths.
New Delhi| Assembly elections in Bihar are almost scheduled to be held on time. Earlier there were speculations, that due to Coronavirus, elections could be postponed. According to Election Commission sources, dates for the Bihar Assembly Elections can be announced in the third week of September.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also mentioned in a program on Thursday the announcement of dates in September. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the program of the Rural Works Department on Thursday said, “Election dates will be announced in September. Minister, you will only be able to work till August. Ministers, you will remain in the election field. The secretary has to handle all the work from next month.” The term of the current Legislative Assembly will end on 29 September.
Polling for 243 seats in the state is likely to be held in three phases. The Election Commission is also preparing to set up a separate booth for the Coronavirus-infected voters. The Election Commission will hold a meeting with all DMs of Bihar on Monday through video conferencing. During this time the guidelines to be released for the election will be discussed.
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On the other hand, in the state till Friday afternoon, Coronavirus cases have increased to more than 1.15 lakh. At the same time, 574 people have died of this disease.
According to sources, the number of booths is being increased by 50% so that the booth does not get crowded during the voting. In the last election, 72 thousand booths were built in the entire state. This year 1.6 lakh booths can be built. Arrangements are being made to not have more than 1000 voters at a booth.
Political parties will be able to hold a meeting for campaigning, but social distancing will have to be maintained in it.
The Election Commission will decide in advance the place of meeting. The Election Commission will issue guidelines regarding this. For this, the help of experts is being sought.
Separate booths will be built for the corona infected. Polling personnel will be wearing PPE kits at these booths. Arrangements can also be made to ensure that voters do not touch EVMs during polling. Poll workers will be behind the transporter plastic seat. Social distancing will be fully taken care of at the polling station.
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