Standing panels formed to monitor code of conduct

Three standing committees have been formed to monitor the model code of conduct for the Bargur Assembly bye-elections which goes to poll on August 18.

A. Anbarasu, Revenue Divisional Officer, would head the committee would also function as liaison officer for the District Election Officer and Returning Officer.

Tahsildhars A. Chandramohan, Pochampalli; K. Rajagopal, Krishnagiri and M. Theerthagiri, Uthangarai would function as members of the panel at the taluk-level and another committee at the Firka level under the Zonal Deputy Tahsildhars has been formed here on Saturday.

The members of the committees would monitor the implementation of the model of code conduct and violation if any would be reported to the district-level officers for further action.

Polling booths

Out of the 230 polling booths in Bargur assembly constituency, 71 have been identified as hyper-sensitive and the remaining 151 identified as sensitive booths. Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the district administration to conduct the bypoll in a free and fair

Para military forces would be deployed in the hyper-sensitive and sensitive booths.

Check posts

Twenty-two check posts have been formed in the state, district and constituency borders to prevent infiltration of anti-social elements during the time of election.

Nine check posts in state borders with Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, five in district borders of Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and eight in constituency borders were set up.

Booth inspection

Meanwhile, the District Election Officer V.K. Shanmugam inspected 11 booths in Kunnthur, Vaduganur, Pasandhi, Kumarampatti, K. Ettipatti and Samalpatti villages in Mathur block on Friday.