Port Blair, Sept. 2: For ensuring free, fair & peaceful elections, the Director, Panchayat & Municipal Elections, 2015 reviewed the security arrangements on the day of voting with Nodal Officer of Police Department. It has been decided to deploy adequate number of Police Personnel at each polling station and to deploy lady constables as well. A Police team shall accompany each Sector Officer who will patrol in their respective areas on the day. For this Sector Officers have already been conferred the power of Executive Magistrate. Striking reserve shall also be maintained with SPs, DIG & DGP and additional force shall be deployed in sensitive areas.

The list of contesting candidates for all Municipal, Zilla Parishad Members, Members Gram Panchayat, Members Panchayat Samiti & Gram Pradhans have been uploaded in the website db.and.nic.in/stateelection/ the Director of Municipal & Panchayat Elections, A & N Administration.

The work of printing of ballot papers is under progress amidst tight security arrangements in the presence of Returning Officers.

A few complaints have been received against Govt Servants for taking part in electoral activities of contesting candidates which is totally unacceptable & unwarranted and appropriate action shall be initiated against them. A confidential cell has been set up to keep vigil on such activities. All Govt Servants are again cautioned to completely restrain from such activities.  

Advisory has been issued to the contesting candidates for setting up of office and use of vehicles during electioneering. The team leaders of MCC teams have been issued directions for ensuring proper barricading and picketing of their concerned areas by police.

It is once again directed to all the Bar licensee and ANIIDCO Ltd to submit the daily report of their sale of liquor in the prescribed format in the license section of the Deputy Commissioner’s office, South Andaman without fail. The teams constituted for enforcement of modal code of conduct are also directed to monitor and keep vigil on bars/liquor shops. Stringent penal action shall be taken against the violators. 

The teams constituted for preventing the violation of Modal Code of Conduct have been keeping constant vigil. The 109 (One Hundred Nine) number of defacements have been removed in North & Middle Andaman District & 462 (Four Hundred Sixty Two) as on 2nd September 2015 in South Andaman District. The general public and others are appealed to report any case of violation of Modal Code of Conduct to Election Cell on 03192-238881 and 03192-240127.