Commission has directed that the following officers will be Roll Observers:
Shri B.L.Meena, IAS - for Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Uttar Dinajpur
Shri Balbir Ram, IAS - for Hoogly, Burdwan, Birbhum, Paschim Midnapore
Shri S.B.Mandal, IAS - for North 24-Paraganas, South 24-Paraganas
Smt. Rinchen Tempo, IAS - for Kolkata, Howrah
Shri A.R.Bardhan, IAS - for Murshidabad, Nadia, Malda, Dakshin Dinajpur
Shri R.I.Singh, IAS - for Bankura, Purulia, Purba Midnapore
................The Observers will visit their areas thrice: first visit is scheduled to start from 15.4.2008
29 February 2008
18 February 2008
Should Delimitation Correlation & Booth Rationalisation be done together?
NO.
First complete the coorelation exercise in formats 4.2 and 4.3 using existing polling station areas and locations for the entire district. Assign new PS Nos to the existing booths (last column of 4.2 or 4.3). Only then look at polling station changes.
What are the guiding principles in the polling station rationalisation to be taken after delimitation correlation exercise?
(a) No polling station should cover partial areas of two mouzas or wards.
(b) Max voters 1,000 (rural) or 1,200 (urban)
So, list out the polling stations that violate the principles and focus on them to solve the violations keeping the further following principles in mind:-
(i) One polling station for one mouza within its own mouza boundary, provided that new polling station for a village should be created only if a village has more than 300 voters
(ii) Club mouzas with less than 300 voters with nearby mouzas - but without violating basic principle (a) above.
***Two additional tasks for all booths ie not merely those affected by (a) and (b) above: Shifting of polling stations buildings (see (i) above) and creating new sections so that each geographical unit such as street, hamlet, housing estate etc corresponds to a different section, and please note that there is no minimum prescribed voters for a section.
First complete the coorelation exercise in formats 4.2 and 4.3 using existing polling station areas and locations for the entire district. Assign new PS Nos to the existing booths (last column of 4.2 or 4.3). Only then look at polling station changes.
What are the guiding principles in the polling station rationalisation to be taken after delimitation correlation exercise?
(a) No polling station should cover partial areas of two mouzas or wards.
(b) Max voters 1,000 (rural) or 1,200 (urban)
So, list out the polling stations that violate the principles and focus on them to solve the violations keeping the further following principles in mind:-
(i) One polling station for one mouza within its own mouza boundary, provided that new polling station for a village should be created only if a village has more than 300 voters
(ii) Club mouzas with less than 300 voters with nearby mouzas - but without violating basic principle (a) above.
***Two additional tasks for all booths ie not merely those affected by (a) and (b) above: Shifting of polling stations buildings (see (i) above) and creating new sections so that each geographical unit such as street, hamlet, housing estate etc corresponds to a different section, and please note that there is no minimum prescribed voters for a section.
15 February 2008
Tips for Delimitation Pilot Correlation Exercise
Some suggestions:-
1. Trace out the new constituencies linked to the pilot old AC on a map. Locate the existing booths as dots. Assign numbers to the booths in one serial from north-west to south east. Use this booth number in last column of format 4.2 or 4.3.
2. Make the correlation exercise for other olds ACs also. It makes sense to do the exercise for ALL the ACs of the district in the "background".
3. Make a cross-check table for the whole district to ensure correctness: see that all voters/ sections/ villages/ wards/ GPs/ blocks/ subdivisions and, of course, parts in your district are reflected in the new ACs of the district.
4. Hoogly has sent us a preliminary correlation table - taking into account break-up of parts into different rows taking care that voters are not counted twice. I'm asking Hoogly to email it to all others for comments.
1. Trace out the new constituencies linked to the pilot old AC on a map. Locate the existing booths as dots. Assign numbers to the booths in one serial from north-west to south east. Use this booth number in last column of format 4.2 or 4.3.
2. Make the correlation exercise for other olds ACs also. It makes sense to do the exercise for ALL the ACs of the district in the "background".
3. Make a cross-check table for the whole district to ensure correctness: see that all voters/ sections/ villages/ wards/ GPs/ blocks/ subdivisions and, of course, parts in your district are reflected in the new ACs of the district.
4. Hoogly has sent us a preliminary correlation table - taking into account break-up of parts into different rows taking care that voters are not counted twice. I'm asking Hoogly to email it to all others for comments.
9 February 2008
Video Conference on 13.2.2008
We had a CEOs' conference at the Election Commission on 7.2.2008. We have been given the following targets, among others:
1. Make a correlation exercise for transition to re-delimited constituencies for one AC for each district and send report to Commission by 29.2.2008. Proformae have been given.
2. Rationalise polling stations so that no. of voters don't exceed 1,000 in rural areas and 1,200 in urban areas, that no voter has to walk more than 2 km, that parts be properly "section-ised" at great details and that polling areas don't overlap village (mouza) boundaries. We have to complete this by May 2008.
3. Ensure that all election-related vacant posts are filled up by 31.8.2008
We'll discuss on 13th at 10.30am at the Video Conference.
1. Make a correlation exercise for transition to re-delimited constituencies for one AC for each district and send report to Commission by 29.2.2008. Proformae have been given.
2. Rationalise polling stations so that no. of voters don't exceed 1,000 in rural areas and 1,200 in urban areas, that no voter has to walk more than 2 km, that parts be properly "section-ised" at great details and that polling areas don't overlap village (mouza) boundaries. We have to complete this by May 2008.
3. Ensure that all election-related vacant posts are filled up by 31.8.2008
We'll discuss on 13th at 10.30am at the Video Conference.
1 February 2008
Newspaper advertisements made today (1.2.2008)
Please see our ads on Anandabazar, Pratidin, Bartamaan, Telegraph etc for a box advt on EPIC Programme between 1-10 Feb 2008.
I and other officers from our office will start visiting the districts from today during this period. I'll be visiting Purulia, Paschim Midnapore and Dakshin Dinajpur.
I'd advise all election managers to tour and visit photography locations to see that the EPIC programme goes as planned.
- CEO,WB
I and other officers from our office will start visiting the districts from today during this period. I'll be visiting Purulia, Paschim Midnapore and Dakshin Dinajpur.
I'd advise all election managers to tour and visit photography locations to see that the EPIC programme goes as planned.
- CEO,WB
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