Shillong, Feb 26: A polling officer died in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district when the vehicle in which he was traveling overturned, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor said on Sunday.
According to the CEO, the vehicle carrying polling officials en route to Jangrapara LP School met with an accident at a remote village in the West Garo Hills district on Saturday night.
As per the CEO, The other officials and security personnel reported minor injuries and were taken to Tikrikilla community health centre from where Chesham Ch Marak and his colleagues were referred to a hospital in Goalpara. Chesham, the second polling officer, who suffered head injuries was later taken to Guwahati where he was declared brought dead at the hospital.
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The EVM machines were safely collected and secured by a sector magistrate and accompanied by security forces were taken to the concerned polling station.
A team of over 19,000 election officials is being deputed to man 3,419 polling stations across the state. Around 119 companies of CAPFs are being deployed in the state for the elections.
Elections to the 59 assembly seats will be held on Monday in which over 21.6 lakh registered voters are eligible to exercise their franchise. The votes will be counted on March 2.
