With open campaigning for the 18th Lok Sabha elections concluding on Wednesday, the district administration has made elaborate arrangements to ensure a smooth conduct of the elections.
According to District Collector V. Vigneshwari, who is the district returning officer, arrangements have been completed across all nine Assembly segments in the district, which form part of the Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Mavelikara Parliament constituencies.
Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the 1,564 polling booths in the district, with 1,198 polling stations in the Kottayam constituency alone. The Election Commission has assigned general observers, expenditure observers, and police observers to oversee the election proceedings, which will be conducted in adherence with the green protocol,” the official said.
