Greater Noida has designated 13 polling centres each for the graduate and teachers’ constituencies of the Meerut Division Legislative Council elections. A total of 25 polling stations have been allocated for the graduate constituency and 17 for the teachers’ constituency. The administration has approved proposals for auxiliary polling stations and initiated training for election personnel. Polling is scheduled to continue until October 23.
Ajit Kumar Singh, Additional District Election Officer, said the administration had approved proposals for auxiliary polling stations in both constituencies to facilitate voting.
The graduate constituency will have 25 polling stations across 13 polling centres, comprising 24 regular polling stations and one auxiliary polling station. The teachers’ constituency will have 17 polling stations across 13 polling centres, including 13 regular polling stations and four auxiliary polling stations.
The administration conducted a training programme for election personnel on Monday at Vikas Bhawan under the leadership of Chief Development Officer Bhal Chandra Tripathi. The programme covered voting procedures and the responsibilities of personnel assigned to election duty.
Eight personnel were absent from the first training session, while six did not attend the second session, taking the total number of absentees to 14. The administration has directed all absent personnel to attend the mandatory training session scheduled for October 13.
The Chief Development Officer said personnel could face action under applicable rules for negligence in election-related duties or failure to attend training. The administration is working to ensure that all personnel receive the required training before polling.
Several locations have been designated as polling centres for both the graduate and teachers’ constituencies. These include Shri Agrasen Inter College in Dadri, NTPC Vidyut Nagar, Parsandi Devi Public School in Chhapraula, Government Postgraduate College in Noida and Panchsheel Balak Inter College.
Other designated centres include Badami Devi Vidya Mandir Inter College in Bisrakh, Greater Noida West; Amichand Inter College in Kasna; IIT Roorkee in Knowledge Park II; Bihari Lal Inter College in Dankaur; Rajendra Prasad Inter College in Bilaspur; and Janta Inter College in Jewar.
The teachers’ constituency list also includes Boopura Inter College and Public Inter College in Jahangirpur. The graduate constituency list includes Rabupura Inter College and Public Inter College in Jahangirpur.
The administration has approved the polling centres and polling stations as part of preparations for the elections.
