Deputy Commissioner Kargil/District Election Officer, Shrikant Suse visited various model and critical polling stations in and around Kargil town and its peripheries to assess the preparations for Lok Sabha elections 2024 on April 20.

During the visit, the District Election Officer visited various polling stations including Government High School Goma Kargil, High School Poyen, Indoor Stadium, Government Middle School and High School Baroo, Government High School Minjee, Higher Secondary School Trespone and High School Saliskote.

DEO Shrikant took a detailed assessment of assured minimum facilities required for the successful conduct of polling on the poll day.

He enquired about the feasibility of rooms, availability of drinking water, construction of walking ramps, electricity, washrooms, furniture, selfie points, signages, provision of wheelchairs and other necessary facilities.

He added that necessary arrangements should be made at the earliest by the concerned departments.

The Deputy Commissioner directed the concerned Nodal Officers to monitor the infrastructure needs and submit daily progress reports.

He added that cleanliness must be ensured. He further directed to remove obstruction on entry and exit points wherever required.

The DEO asserted to provide necessary facilities to the general voters and asked to ensure facilities for old age and specially-abled voters during the poll day.

PO Wages and ACD Kargil, Padma Angmo, Chief Education Officer/Nodal Officer AMF, S.D Namgyal, Assistant SP Nitin Yadav, Headquarter Assistant to DC and Nodal Officer Model PSs Arifa Iqbal, Exen. PHE Div. Kargil, Exen. PDD (M&RE), Kargil, District Social Welfare Officer (Nodal Officer, PwDs), Kargil, and besides concerned officers accompanied the Deputy Commissioner during the tour.

Later in the afternoon during a meeting at the DC office under the chairmanship of DEO Kargil, detailed discussions were held on arrangements to be made by concerned departments for assured minimum facilities at polling stations.