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Security tightened for Zila Parishad, Panchyat polls in Punjab

Fatehgarh Sahib, Sep 18 (UNI) District Fatehgarh Sahib has made all the arrangements for smooth conduct of the Zila Parishad and Panchyat Samiti polls on September 19. Deputy Commissioner cum District Election Officer Shiv Dular Singh Dhillon said that the elections will be held in 66 zones out of total 87 as in 21 Zones the candidates have won unopposed.
"With 154 candidates in the fray, 387 polling booths have been set up and around 3 lakh voters will cast their votes. Along-with that 387 teams comprising 1935 officers and employees have been deputed to conduct the elections; each team will have five members plus a reserved staff," said Dhillon. He also told that there are 12 hyper-sensitive and about 100 sensitive booths.
There are 10 and 77 seats of Zila Parishad and five Block Samitis respectively. The voting will start at 8 AM and will continue till 4 PM through ballot papers.
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