Municipal polls: Employees above 55, pregnant woman not be assigned poll duty

JAIPUR: The state election commission on Friday issuing Covid guidelines for the elections to six nagar nigams (in Jaipur, Kota and Jodhpur) stated that employees above 55 years of age, persons with comorbid conditions, pregnant women and lactating mothers must not be assigned election duty.
It also stated that not more than five people will be allowed during door-to-door campaigning by the candidates. District election officers have been instructed to appoint health officials as nodal officers in every 25 wards.
A Covid positive candidate is required to submit his/her nomination papers to the returning officer through a proposer, who is not infected. If both the candidate and the proposers are Covid positive, they are required to submit an application to the district election officer a day before filing of nominations.
The DEO will forward the application to the chief medical and health officer (CMHO) of the district and the health officer concerned. They will take the final decision on his/her nomination. If a Covid positive voter wishes to cast his/her vote, he will be given a specific time for voting by the election officer concerned and will be informed about it. They will be allowed to cast their votes at the end of polling.
On the polling day, no voter will be allowed inside the polling station without a mask. This is also applicable for the candidates at the time of filing their nomination papers.