THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Daltonganj, April 29: Following the withdrawal of two nominations, the number of contestants for the Palamu Lok Sabha seat is reduced to 9 now.
This was stated today by DC-cum-Returning Officer Shashi Ranjan, who was accompanied by SP Reeshma Ramesan.
There were 11 nominations filed, which stood the scrutiny with zero rejections.
CPI nominee withdraws papers
However, two nominations were withdrawn, one of which was of the CPI. The BJP has renominated sitting MP VD Ram to contest the seat.
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A proposal to relocate 10 polling stations has been sent to the CEO of Jharkhand for approval from the ECI.
Proposal to relocate 10 booths
Out of the proposed 10 relocations, four are in Palamu, while 6 are in Garhwa. The ECI will give its final approval for booth relocations.
The dispatch centre and strong room with three-tier security cover for the polled EVMs will be at the GLA college in Daltonganj.
Garhwa administration will be reaching out to the GLA college to deposit its polled EVMs, etc.
22.43 lakh plus voters
There are 22.43 lakh plus voters, as against the total number of 2427 polling stations for the LS seat of Palamu.
46,548 voters are persons with disability.
When asked if the seized cash issue had been sorted out, the returning officer, Shashi Ranjan, said, “The issue is with the income tax department.”
Reminded that the cash tangle has to be resolved within 15 days from the date of seizure, to which the returning officer said this timeline is for the seizure of cash worth up to Rs 10 lakh. Here the seized amount in one or two episodes is higher.
SP Reeshma Ramesan had her shortest briefing, lasting less than 2 minutes. Within that time frame, she asked what the polling parties, security forces, and voters wanted to know most: how effective will security cover be? The SP said, “Each of the polling stations will have adequate security cover.”
For details in regard to the cases arising out of the violation of the model code of conduct, she said it’s 4 here, but for more elaboration, she may be contacted for this later on.
