Chennai, Mar 13:
A total of 229 election sector officers will start visiting residential areas of Chennai to start the first stage of vulnerability mapping, and to build confidence among the local residents ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
At the first training session of the election sector officers held at the Chennai Corporation’s headquarters, Ripon Buildings on Tuesday, Corporation Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan directed the officers to focus on confidence-building measures among voters and to spread awareness for better electoral participation.
Chennai’s electorate grows 0.85% to 39.01 lakh after the latest summary revision
Chennai District Revenue Officer (Elections) C. Suresh conducted the training session for the 229 election sector officers and 229 assistant election sector officers in the district, stressing the need for assured minimum facilities for persons with disabilities, at all polling stations.
The election sector officers will start visiting all residential areas in the city this week, launching a vulnerability mapping exercise along with the sector’s police officer for confidence-building measures and fine-tuning of the mapping exercise.
Each of the officers will cover 10 to 12 polling stations, visiting every locality of a polling station in the sector, and will hold widespread discussions with the local residents, in a bid to collect intelligence. The officers will enlist the vulnerable households and families, as well as the persons and factors causing such vulnerability in these area.
