Chandigarh, April 29 -- Considering the heat wave, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anurag Agarwal on Sunday said that all Deputy Commissioners-cum-District Electoral Officers (DEOs) have been given special directions to ensure the provision of additional resources at polling centres in their respective districts, including arrangements for cold water, coolers-fans, and tents.
Similarly, arrangements will be made for wheelchairs and shades for the assistance of voters over 85 years of age and persons with disability (PwD) voters, along with volunteers, informed Agrawal.
Agarwal said that the voter turnout in the previous Lok Sabha elections was 70 percent, and this time, the target is set to increase it to at least 75 percent. For th...