Distribution of booth slips to be completed in three days in Chennai
The Hindu
Only 27% of the voters have received their booth slips in the 200 wards of the city, say officials
Greater Chennai Corporation has distributed 16.81 lakh booth slips to electors of all the 200 wards in the city. The work will be completed in three days, officials said.
The civic body has engaged 4,275 workers to distribute booth slips for 61.55 lakh voters in the 15 zones of the city ahead of the civic election on February 19.
On Saturday, the workers distributed 5.54 lakh booth slips, informing the voters about the part number and serial number on the electoral rolls and the polling station. However, the pace of distribution in many areas increased with 11.27 lakh voters receiving the booth slips by 6 p.m. on Sunday.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.