Madhya Dhanehari LP School in Sonai ready for repoll on 20 April, polling team reaches the booth

April 19: The preparations are full with tight security arrangement at the Booth No. 109 of Madhya Dhanehari LP School No. 463 in Sonai Assembly constituency, which will go for re poll on April 20. The poll personnel accompanied by security forces reached the polling booth on Monday afternoon. The mock poll will start at 5.30 am and poll will start at 7 am on Tuesday.  Zonal, Sector officers of Civil and Police along with Poll party have been debriefed and are ready.

Prior to this, on 17 April, Deputy Commissioner, Keerthi Jalli along with Superintendent of Police BL Meena visited the polling station to oversee the poll preparedness and was accompanied by Sonai Circle Officer Sudeep Nath , Additional Superintendent of Police Jagdish Das, Zonal and Sector Officers. The Deputy Commissioner asked all the voters under the polling station to come out in full strength and exercise their franchise without any fear and apprehension.

“A meeting with all candidates has also been organised. Area domination has been taken up since last ten days by police. Circle officer and O/C are also interacting with public appealing for fearless voting,” Jalli added. She also discussed with polling officials about the arrangements of basic amenities at the polling station along with separate entry and exit to the station.

Cachar Superintendent of Police, BL Meena said that all preparations are being made to complete the re-poll smoothly and adequate police and CRPF forces will be deployed on the polling day. The senior police official further shared that a company of CRPF force is being conducting road march, for the past week in the entire polling station area and on the poll day, no one except the voter will allowed to enter the 500m radius of the polling station. An officer with the rank of DSP has been entrusted with the responsibility of Zonal Officer.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a re-polling at four polling stations in Assam’s Ratabari, Sonai, and Haflong assembly constituencies on April 20. The Commission declares void, the votes cast at these stations on April 1st. The poll panel ordered repolling at 463 Madhya Dhanehori LP School polling booth in Sonai constituency because of a firing incident. Three persons were injured after which the police five police personnel attached to MLA Aminul Haque Laskar were suspended.