24 candidates contesting from Karimganj for 2nd phase of LS poll

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 17, 2024

Altogether 24 candidates are in the fray from 7-Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency in Barak Valley in the second phase of the upcoming parliamentary election slated on April 26. 

The nomination of one candidate has been deemed ineligible to participate out of the total 25 candidates who have filled nomination papers. 

Of 24 candidates, 18 are contesting as independent candidates, 3 are representing recognized national and state political parties BJP, AIUDF and INC, and 3 candidates of registered political parties (other than recognized national and state political parties. 

The constituency has a total of 9,35,893 voters amongst them 475,394 are male and 460,499 are female voters, to cast their votes in the 2nd phase of the poll.

Returning officer & district commissioner, Mridul Yadav has devised a comprehensive master plan, mobilizing officers and officials across various Election cells. He has urged upon the public to utilize various ECI Information and communication technology applications for the upcoming election, these applications include c-VIGIL for reporting violations of the Model Code of Conduct, Suvidha for obtaining online permissions related to election matters, NGSP for registering complaints related to elections, non-elections, and other issues.

The election will oversee the management of 11 polling stations to be run by women, along with 11 model polling stations. 

Additionally, webcasting will be implemented in 581 out of 1058 polling stations in the Karimganj Election District.

The training for polling personnel has already been conducted, along with training to the women polling officials.

A 24-hour operational election control room and grievance cell have been established at the Karimganj Election District HQ with a toll-free number of 1950. The phone number for the election control room is 03843-265144 and the police control room can be reached at 7002080539, while WhatsApp number is 8099662275 and the landline number is 03843-266101 along with an e-mail ID: [email protected].

Additionally, a complaint box has also been placed in 7 police stations of the district to facilitate hassle-free submission or dropping of complaints in these boxes.

Concurrently, the SVEEP Cell is actively engaged in encouraging voter turnout to fortify democracy and voter interest. This includes conducting awareness campaigns and other activities to encourage young and first-time voters as well. 

Meanwhile, the general observer Aditya Kumar Anand along with the district election officer Mridul Yadav jointly unveiled a mascot named ‘Kopi’- a rare spectacled langur found locally in its reserve forest to make the electioneering more popular amongst the populace. 

General observer Aditya Kumar Anand and expenditure observer Pradip Kumar Biswas along with police observer Dharamveer Yadav have all assumed office and they are touring extensively in the constituency to erase any bottleneck for the smooth conduct of a free and fair election and are routinely conducting meetings with political parties, contesting candidates and election officials. 

The observers can be directly contacted on their mobile phones to report any complaints, violations of the Model Code of Conduct, or other election-related issues of Karimganj. 

The general observer Aditya Kumar Anand contact number is 8472080023; the expenditure observer Pradip Kumar Biswas can be contacted at 6001420883 while the police observer Dharamveer Yadav can be reached out at 7099034860.