Bhubaneswar: All preparations have been made for the re-polling at 45 booths, where the election was disturbed during the first two phases of the panchayat elections in Odisha.
The re-polling is to be held in 10 districts including Jajpur, Puri, and Bhadrak. The voting is to begin at 9 AM and continue till 3 PM.
As informed by State Election Commission (SEC) Secretary Rabindra Sahu on Tuesday, after the re-polling, the ballot boxes are to be kept in a separate strong room.
The district collectors have been asked to make arrangements of power backup facilities in the strong rooms and not to open the main strong room in any circumstances before counting.
Meanwhile, the Commission has received proposals from district collectors for re-polling at 30 booths, where election was disrupted due to violence and error in ballot papers during the third phase. These booths will go for re-polling on February 25.
