SHIMLA: State chief electoral officer C Palrasu while addressing a press conference in Shimla on Thursday, said the election commission has geared up to conduct free and fair byelections on four seats of Himachal Pradesh on October 30.
If Covid protocols are violated during the election campaign a case might be registered against the leaders.
Along with this, on the lines of West Bengal and Assam assembly elections, campaigning of leaders can also be banned if there is a rise in Covid cases. Voting arrangements have also been made for Covid positive people. Such people will be given a separate voting time of one hour under the Covid-19 protocol.
Over 15 lakh people will vote for byelections. Six companies of paramilitary forces will ensure fair and peaceful conduct of the elections in the state. Two companies will be deployed in Mandi parliamentary constituency while one company each will be deployed in Jubbal-Kotkhai, Arki, and Fatehpur assembly constituencies.
