Punjan Newsline, Chandigarh, May 26 -
The General Observers appointed by the Election Commission of India for the Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 held in Haryana, today scrutinised various election papers of all the assembly constituencies of the Lok Sabha constituencies.
They called each ARO to review documents like Form 17-A, the presiding officer's diary, and other documents in detail.
General Observer R.Gajalakshmi (IAS) scrutinised the election papers of all nine assembly constituencies in the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha area at the District Sainik Board meeting hall. The Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner of the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh parliamentary area, Monika Gupta (IAS), were also present. Similarly, in Hisar, General Observer, Sh. Gopal Chand, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer, Sh. Pradeep Dahiya, along with political candidates and their representatives, scrutinized all voting-related papers at the Panchayat Bhawan. Reports from all booths were randomly inspected and found accurate.
In the Rohtak parliamentary area, General Observer Dr. N. Prabhakar Reddy, Returning Officer Ajay Kumar, Jhajjar's Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer, Capt. Shakti Singh, and all nine Assistant Returning Officers, along with election candidates and their representatives, completed the scrutiny process at the multipurpose hall of Maharani Kishori Jat Kanya Mahavidyalaya. Returning Officer,Sh. Ajay Kumar said that the scrutiny of documents related to all booths in Rohtak parliamentary area-07, including the presiding officer's diary and Form 17-A (voter register), was completed.
For the Karnal Lok Sabha elections, the important papers and forms submitted after voting was scrutinised at the local SD Model School on Sunday. General Observer, Sh. E Ravindran and Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer, Sh. Uttam Singh were present. Lok Sabha and assembly by-election candidates from Karnal and representatives of various political parties were also present.
Ambala Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer, Dr. Shaleen said that after the voting on May 25 for the Ambala Lok Sabha elections all EVMs have been kept in the strong room. Results will be announced on 4 June after counting. On Sunday, the General Observer of the Election Commission of India reviewed the elections in Ambala and found the process to be by the Commission's standards.
In Sirsa, General Observer Dev Krishna Tiwari held a meeting with the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers of all assembly constituencies at the mini-secretariat auditorium. Candidates and their representatives from political parties were also present. The General Observer gathered detailed information on complaints from polling booths, issues with EVMs, the replacement of faulty booths, the presence of polling agents, and other related topics.
In Faridabad, General Observer and political party representatives, under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Sh. Vikram Singh, conducted the scrutiny of all assembly constituencies smoothly, with no complaints or objections from any political party. General Observer Sh. Akshay Kumar completed the scrutiny at the counting center set up in the auditorium of DAV School in Sector-14.