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Odisha Chief Electoral Officer has reviewed the poll preparedness in the six districts

in State News April 22, 2024 Comments Off on Odisha Chief Electoral Officer has reviewed the poll preparedness in the six districts 641 Views

Bhubaneswar:22/4/24: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Monday reviewed the poll preparedness in the six districts – Khordha, Puri, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara.

The CEO held a detailed discussion about the preparations for elections in all Parliamentary constituencies and Assembly segments coming under these six districts.

The District Collectors elaborated on the arrangements being made in their respective districts. Similarly, the SPs informed about the law and order situation, seizure, and inspection system in the districts.

The CEO directed to take necessary steps to ensure free and fair elections from the booth levels.

The Chief Electoral Officer advised looking into the use of C-Vigil, Suvidha Portal, Encore Nodal App, accessibility of differently-abled voters and elderly voters, postal ballots, and proper compliance with election code of conduct for ideal election management.

He also advised to encourage women and youth voters to vote. There was a special discussion on how to make more and more voters vote by celebrating the election as the biggest festival in the country. The Chief Electoral Officer is directed to carry out all the work keeping the ‘voters’ at the center of the election management.

Additional DG of Police and State Police Nodal Officer Sanjay Kumar, Central Revenue Commissioner Ranjan Kumar Das, Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda, I.G of Police (CR) Sanjay Kumar Kaushal, and Additional Chief Electoral Officer N. Thirumala Naik briefed about the various aspects of the election preparations.

Khordha Collector Chanchal Rana, Jagatsinghpur Collector Anupam Saha, Kendrapara Collector Suryawanshi Mayur Vikas, Nayagarh Collector Swadha Dev Singh, Puri Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain, Cuttack Collector Arindam Dakua, Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh, Khorda SP Awinash Kunar, Jagatsinghpur SP Rahul P R, Kendrapara SP Siddharth Kataria, Nayagarh Sp Rahul Jain and Puri SP Pinak Mishra attended the meeting.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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