285 Polling parties dispatched for Phase-VII in Ang

Ang: The District Administration, Anantnag Tuesday dispatched 285 Polling parties along with election/poll material for phase-VII of the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections and Panchayat/ULB by-elections scheduled to be held on 16 December, 2020 in the district.
Under this phase, polling will be held for Anantnag and Sagam DDC seats, Panch and Sarpanch vacancies (where ever necessary) in these blocks and ULB vacancies (where ever necessary) in Municipal Council Anantnag and Municipal Committee Kokernag on the given date.
For DDC seat Anantnag, 11 candidates are in fray and for DDC seat Sagam, 17 candidates are in fray, whose political fate will be decided by 42880 and 22793 electors respectively.
Meanwhile, District Panchayat Election Officer, K.K.Sidha, along with Deputy DPEO reviewed the arrangements and Basic Minimum Facilities (BMF’s) in the Polling stations like accommodation for polling staff, food, bedding, heating and lighting facilities, and provision of drinking water etc besides facilities for specially-abled voters.
The DPEO exhorted for facilitating every basic amenity in the Polling stations so that voters as well as polling staff may not face any kind of inconvenience.