LS polls: Pick, drop facilities for centenarians

NEW DELHI: People aged 100 years and above will get particular select and drop amenities to workout their voting rights and may also be felicitated on May 12 when Delhi goes to polls, Delhi's chief electoral officer Ranbir Singh said on Monday. There are 90 such voters who have been recognized via the Delhi's Chief Electoral Office throughout ten districts of the national capital up to now.

"Arrangements will be made to ensure these people are transported to the polling booths and back home to help them cast their vote. They will be welcomed at the polling booths with bouquets of flowers. The aim is to make them feel special and cared for," Singh said.


South-West Delhi has the very best collection of such voters registered at 16 adopted via west Delhi which has 15 such registered voters and North Delhi having 10 such voters.

Central Delhi has 9 such voters while North-East, North-West and South-East has 8 each registered with them.

Shahdara and South districts has seven such registered voters while East Delhi has only two such voters.

Till date there have been 3 FIRs for violation of Model Code of Conduct with one towards BJP, one towards Congress and one towards a non-political particular person.

As a ways as Defacement of property is anxious, up to now there was 12 FIRs towards AAP, 11 towards BJP, 2 towards Congress and 1 towards BSP.

Besides, there was 35 DD entries for defacement and poll code violations.

Till date, 32,11,972 hoardings/banners/posters had been removed from far and wide Delhi out ut of which, 30,533 had been removed from New Delhi Municipal Council, 43,075 from East Delhi Municipal Corporation, 2,411 from Delhi Cantonment Board, 1,38,598 from South Delhi Municipal Corporation and 1,07, 355 from North Delhi Municipal Corporation, respectively, Singh said.

Under the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 136 FIRs had been registered, together with 26 towards political events.

Police have registered 362 FIRs beneath the Arms Act during which 416 people had been arrested and 1339.859 kg narcotics had been seized.

Till date, cash value Rs 2.82 crore has been seized via the static surveillance and flying squad teams while Rs 3.78 crore has been seized via Income Tax department. Apart from this, 479 unlicensed weapons and a pair of,689 cartridges and explosives has additionally been seized via the authorities.


As many as 7,99,45 individuals had been booked beneath more than a few sections of CRPC/Delhi Police Act, as preventive action measures.


Till date, 93,000 bulk litres of unlawful liquor having a market of price Rs 2.65 crore has been seized, he said.


A total collection of 1009 FIRs had been registered in Excise Act and 1008 individuals had been arrested beneath it.


As on April 22, 34 instances are recorded towards the violation in other instances like misuse of vehicles, violation of loudspeakers, unlawful meetings and gratification of electors among others.
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