No.B.12015/1/2019-SEC/SHC/6
STATE ELECTION COMMISSION
MIZORAM
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ORDER
Dated Aizawl, the 9th October, 2019
Subject: Prohibition
of Smoking and use of Mobile phone at Polling Booths and Counting Hall.
The State Election
Commission, taking all aspects into consideration, hereby orders that the use
of mobile phone by the Polling Officials including Presiding Officer,
Candidates, Election agents, Polling agents, Voters, etc, inside polling booths
building shall not be allowed irrespective of whether it is kept in silent mode
or otherwise in connection with General Election to Sinlung Hills Council, 2019
scheduled to be held on 5th November, 2019. Counting Agents and
holders of authority letters are also not allowed to carry Mobile Phone inside
the Counting Hall. Returning Officer, Counting Officials and Security Personnel
are allowed to carry the mobile phones but they should keep their mobile phones
in silent mode.
Further, smoking inside
the Polling Station and Counting Hall is not allowed. Neither the Polling
staff/counting staff nor the candidate or his election/polling agents/counting
agents are allowed to smoke inside the Polling Station and Counting Hall.
Sd/- TERESY VANLALHRUAII
Secretary,
State Election Commission,
Mizoram.
Memo No.B.12015/1/2019-SEC/SHC/6 :
Dated Aizawl, the 9th October, 2019
Copy to:
1) The Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer, Aizawl/Kolasib
District for favour of information and necessary action.
2) All Election Observers for General Election to Sinlung Hills
Council, 2019.
3) All Returning Officers & Asst. Returning Officers for favour
of information and necessary action.
4) The Superintendent of Police, Aizawl/Kolasib District for
information with a request to appoint one Police Officer to assist the
Returning Officer as Nodal Officer to ensure strict adherence to the above
order.
Secretary,
State Election Commission,
Mizoram.
