Chennai: A total of 168 locations have been identified by Chennai City police where demonstrations and meetings will be permitted ahead of the polls of urban local agencies.
The location details will be available on the Greater Chennai Corporation website.
Corporate Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi has asked political parties to obtain permission from the assistant income officer (Aros) for meetings and demonstrations.
Regarding Covid restrictions, Bedi said for campaigns, in a closed hall, a maximum of 500 people or a capacity of 50% will be permitted.
In open space, 1,000 people are permitted or 50% of the room.
For this, the party must get permission from Aros.
Aros will get police permission and communicate with candidates.
The Greater Chennai Corporation has submitted five police complaints to violate the code of behavioral model and because it did not follow the Covid protocol as a campaign for the upcoming urban local agency poll.
Civic’s body on Tuesday completed the EVMS randomization and finished the ward where he would be allocated.
5,794 polling booths will be arranged.
The booth randomization will be finished before 15 February.
22 Distribution centers are checked.
EVMS will be placed there on Tuesday night.
The training of 28,000 polling officials will begin on February 10.
This official will be given a postal letter.
The list of candidates has been completed.
On February 12, the symbol and name of the candidate will be added to EVMS.
Also, 15 calculation centers are ready.
CCTV cameras have been placed in all centers.
They will be installed in all polling rooms too a few days before the day of polling.
The candidate ID card and the booth agent form will be provided on Wednesday.
Flying troops from Chennai Corporation have confiscated 16.15 lakh cash, gifts and other items worth 1.26 crores.
A total of 500 staff members will be deployed for micro observers for elections.