The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Election Department of Nagaland to submit a report on the circumstances surrounding the June 13 fracas that occurred between people of six colonies in Dimapur and a village, Industrial village, over questions of change in the designation of two polling stations.
The election commission has sought a report that is to be submitted by June 20, a highly placed government official informed today. Meanwhile, the Dimapur district administration has deferred the Electors’ Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) operation in polling stations 11 and 12, to the second phase of the campaign to be held in July. A note from DC Maong Aier said the continuous demonstrations and ‘stiff resistance” from six colonies, the campaign for the two stations are deferred “as there is every likelihood of confrontation and clashes” that could compromise land and order in the said areas.
CEO Nagaland told to submit report on poll station imbroglio; DC Dimapur defers EPIC Campaign
Electorates of the municipal colonies Hillview, Aokong, Lengrijan, Duncan Basti, Oriental and Industrial Estate have been protesting change in the designations of two polling stations ‘Polling Station 11 and Polling Station 12 DC Court Lengrijan’ as “Industrial village Razhuphe I & 11.”
In response to the change in the poll stations’ designations, the six colonies are boycotting the ongoing Electors’ Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) and Photo Electoral Rolls (PER) campaign. The agitation came to near hostilities yesterday, Monday, June 13, that district police personnel had to use force to disperse agitated voters.
Following the unrest, the state’s Chief Electoral Office appraised the Election Commission of India about the issues associated with Monday’s incident, an official said on condition of anonymity tonight, Tuesday. The source said that the Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer’s office got in touch with the Election Commission yesterday, after the confrontation between the electorates of the two jurisdictions. “We have appraised the election commission; it is now in the hands of the ECI,” the official said. He said that the ECI has sought a report by June 20.
The source said the state’s Election apparatuses or the Election Commission of India for that matter, have no say on issues concerning ownership of land. However, that the issue now affects the jurisdiction of poll and questions over polling stations, the ECI has sought a report and decide on the poll stations’ designations, the source said.
Currently, the Election department’s 2008 polling station-list of 2-Dimapur-II assembly constituency mentions 59 polling stations. Out of it, the stations ‘sl no’ 11 and ‘sl no’ 12 is mentioned as “Industrial Village Razhuphe-I” and “Industrial Village Razhuphe-II” as the localities of the polling stations, while the polling areas are mentioned as ‘Industrial village/DC Court E/W area’ and ‘Industrial village/DC Court N/W.’
The source informed that the state’s Election officials would start working on the report for the ECI, from Wednesday.
On related matter, the Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur Maongwati Aier informed that the district administration would be reviewing the situation in the contiguous areas of the six colonies and Industrial village. DC Aier said the administration would review the situation Wednesday, and decide whether to lift the Cr.PC 144 being enforced in the assembly constituency.
The election commission has sought a report that is to be submitted by June 20, a highly placed government official informed today. Meanwhile, the Dimapur district administration has deferred the Electors’ Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) operation in polling stations 11 and 12, to the second phase of the campaign to be held in July. A note from DC Maong Aier said the continuous demonstrations and ‘stiff resistance” from six colonies, the campaign for the two stations are deferred “as there is every likelihood of confrontation and clashes” that could compromise land and order in the said areas.
CEO Nagaland told to submit report on poll station imbroglio; DC Dimapur defers EPIC Campaign
Electorates of the municipal colonies Hillview, Aokong, Lengrijan, Duncan Basti, Oriental and Industrial Estate have been protesting change in the designations of two polling stations ‘Polling Station 11 and Polling Station 12 DC Court Lengrijan’ as “Industrial village Razhuphe I & 11.”
In response to the change in the poll stations’ designations, the six colonies are boycotting the ongoing Electors’ Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) and Photo Electoral Rolls (PER) campaign. The agitation came to near hostilities yesterday, Monday, June 13, that district police personnel had to use force to disperse agitated voters.
Following the unrest, the state’s Chief Electoral Office appraised the Election Commission of India about the issues associated with Monday’s incident, an official said on condition of anonymity tonight, Tuesday. The source said that the Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer’s office got in touch with the Election Commission yesterday, after the confrontation between the electorates of the two jurisdictions. “We have appraised the election commission; it is now in the hands of the ECI,” the official said. He said that the ECI has sought a report by June 20.
The source said the state’s Election apparatuses or the Election Commission of India for that matter, have no say on issues concerning ownership of land. However, that the issue now affects the jurisdiction of poll and questions over polling stations, the ECI has sought a report and decide on the poll stations’ designations, the source said.
Currently, the Election department’s 2008 polling station-list of 2-Dimapur-II assembly constituency mentions 59 polling stations. Out of it, the stations ‘sl no’ 11 and ‘sl no’ 12 is mentioned as “Industrial Village Razhuphe-I” and “Industrial Village Razhuphe-II” as the localities of the polling stations, while the polling areas are mentioned as ‘Industrial village/DC Court E/W area’ and ‘Industrial village/DC Court N/W.’
The source informed that the state’s Election officials would start working on the report for the ECI, from Wednesday.
On related matter, the Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur Maongwati Aier informed that the district administration would be reviewing the situation in the contiguous areas of the six colonies and Industrial village. DC Aier said the administration would review the situation Wednesday, and decide whether to lift the Cr.PC 144 being enforced in the assembly constituency.
