Dispatch of Polling Materials with Teams from Namchi District for Panchayat By-Elections, 2023

Namchi, 19th April (IPR): The dispatch of polling materials for the polling teams of two polling stations under Namchi District for the ensuing Panchayat By- Elections, 2023 was held at District Administration Centre, Namchi, today. The Panchayat Returning Officer (Namchi) Mr. M. Bharani Kumar and Panchayat By- Election Observer, Secretary (Sikkim State Electricity Regulatory Commission) Ms. Karma Doma Youtso, Deputy Secretary (Elections) Ms. Bhumika Chettri supervised the dispatch process alongside other officials and polling agents.
It was informed that all the Electronic Voting Machines and election materials were checked and found to be functionally sound. It maybe mentioned that the mock polls on 20th April shall be conducted at 7 a.m. onwards in the concerned polling stations and in the presence of polling agents. The voting shall commence from 8 a.m. onwards till 5 p.m. after which, the polling teams will be received at District Administrative Centre. Post arrival of the polling teams, the EVMs will be sealed and kept in the strong room in the presence of representatives and election agents. The stored EVMs shall be taken out from the strong room on the day of counting of votes i.e. on 21st April.
Under Namchi District 2 Lower Gangyong Panchayat Ward with total voters of 612 and 8 Upper Tshalamthang Panchayat Ward with total voters of 558 will be contesting the by-elections.