Kokrajhar ready for election
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Kokrajhar, April 22: The stage is set for the third phase elections in 5 No Kokrajhar (ST) HPC amidst tight security for a free, fair and peaceful election tomorrow.
Polling officials were seen moving to the respective polling station since morning hours.
The Kokrajhar district administration has made adequate to ensure smooth, peaceful, free and fair elections.
Kokrajhar Deputy Commissioner and Returning officer Partha Pratim Mazumdar said preventive measures have been taken and security intensified. He said round-the-clock vigil is being maintained along inter-state and international borders, including Indo-Bhutan, to thwart miscreants from carrying out subversive activities.
The administration has imposed 144CrPC in the district and the Indo-Bhutan border will be sealed on the polling day.
Each hyper sensitive booth would be guarded by a section of paramilitary forces, while half section in sensitive and one or two policemen would guard safe polling booths.
Under 30 Kokrajhar 9East) ST LAC, total 138 polling stations have been identified as sensitive polling station, 36 nos as very sensative and 67 comparatively safe polling station.
A total of 180783 voters will cast their votes in 245 polling stations in the Kokrajhar East LAC of which 89269 nos are male and 91514 female.
5 No Kokrajhar (ST) Lok Sabha constituency consists of 10 Legislative Assembly segments namely 28- Gossaigaon, 29- Kokrajhar West (ST), 30- Kokrajhar East (ST), 31- Sidli (ST), 33- Bijni, 40- Sorbhog, 41- Bhabanipur, 58- Tamulpur, Barama (ST), and Chapaguri (ST).
The total number of voters in the constituency is 17,65,411, out of which 900284 are male and 8,65,126 are female voters. The total service voters is 10720 and 2,556 People with Disabilities (PwD) voters.
There are total 2347 polling stations under 5 No Kokrajhar (ST) Lok Sabha constituency.
Kokrajhar is witnessing a multi-corned contest this time with a total nine candidates in fray. The candidates are Sabda Ram Rabha of Indian National Congress, Pramila Rani Brahma= Bodoland Peoples Front(BPF), Urkhao Gwra Brahma= United People's Party (Liberal), Biraj Deka= CPI(M), Rajesh Narzary= Voters' Party International, Charan Iswary= Purvanchal Janata Party (Secular), Naba Kr. Sarania= Independent, Ranjay Kr. Brahma= Independent, and Prasenjit Kr. Das= Independent. Kokrajhar ready for election
