Chandigarh, June 16 || Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C on Monday reviewed arrangements for the Ludhiana (West) Assembly bypoll with 174,437 electorates, comprising 84,825 women and 10 third-gender voters, to cast votes on June 19. A total of 194 polling booths will be set up at 66 locations.
These include 10 model polling booths, one all-women, one eco-friendly and one booth operated by Public Works Department (PWD) staff.
Additionally, 13 booths have been declared critical, where paramilitary forces will be deployed. To facilitate senior citizens, persons with disabilities and voters with medical issues, home voting was conducted with 239 participating in the process.
The CEO said voting will take place on June 19 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on June 23 at Khalsa College for Women in Ludhiana.
He said security checkpoints have been established at 54 locations across the constituency, and all activities are being closely monitored by the security forces.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Himanshu Jain, Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma, and Returning Officer Rupinder Pal Singh.