Jalandhar: The Election Commission has issued instructions to restrict the presence of political functionaries, party workers, procession functionaries and campaign functionaries, who have been brought from outside the Assembly Constituency of Shahkot after the end of campaign at 5 pm on May 26th.
Divulging the details, the Deputy Commissioner cum District Election Officer Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma said that the district and Police administration was duty-bound to ensure that all functionaries, who were not the voters, leave Shahkot assembly constituency immediately after the campaign ends for the by-poll 48 hours, before the polling day i.e May 28th. He said that the Election and Police administration would keep a close check on the community centres, guest houses and lodges to keep a track of the list of occupants besides setting up check pots in constituency borders and track vehicular movement from outside the constituency. Mr. Sharma said that any violation could be directly brought to his or the other election related officer’s notice, so that required action could be taken against the erring.