District Collector Rohini R.Bhajibhakare said that 242 sensitive polling stations and two critical polling stations had been identified in the Salem Parliamentary Constituency.
Talking to presspersons here on Monday, Ms. Rohini, who is also the District Election Officer, said that 81 vulnerable polling stations were located in rural areas and 161 in urban areas.
The critical polling stations were in Mettur and Kolathur Assembly constituencies.
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She added that necessary precautionary measures were being taken at these polling stations and Central police forces would be deployed as required.
Ms. Rohini said that there would be 1,809 polling stations including six auxiliary booths at 583 places in Salem constituency. Government Engineering College, Karapur, would be the counting centre here.
Public can report about any violation in the model code of conduct through the toll free number 18004257020. They can also report about violations using the cVIGIL mobile application.
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The Collector said that saved photos or videos could not be shared through the cVIGIL application, but necessary action would be taken if details were shared to them through WhatsApp.
Regarding Election Commission’s guidelines on using eco-friendly products for publicity and campaign advertisements, Ms. Rohini said that in Salem, all political parties had already been advised to use eco-friendly products for publicity and they had agreed to do so. She added that necessary action would be taken if one-time plastic materials were used.
The Collector said that the public should produce necessary documents while carrying cash beyond ₹ 50,000 and star campaigners of political parties would be allowed to carry up to ₹ 1 lakh in cash with necessary documents.
She said that if unaccounted money beyond ₹10 lakh was seized, it would be sent to the Income Tax Department.
For the election works here, 33 flying squads, 33 static surveillance trams, 33 video surveillance teams, 11 video viewing teams, 11 accounting teams and 11 assistant expenditure observers had been appointed, said the Collector.
An all-party meet on election code of conduct was held here later and political parties were advised on various do’s and don’ts during elections.