Some are confident, some are nervous, women voters look at election duty | women on election duty in various centers in North Bengal– News18 Beganli
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Kochbihar: He who cooks, he also ties his hair Why would it be different in the voting process? In the fourth phase, polling was held in South 24 Parganas, Hooghly as well as Kochbihar and Alipurduar in North Bengal. The number of booths has increased to 7 in Corona situation Besides, the number of women-run polling stations has also increased. In the same way, the number of women voters has increased. However, the enthusiasm of women in electoral responsibilities was more noticeable than that of men.
Some are government employees, some are school teachers. They arrived at various polling stations on time before the fourth round of voting. There are 403 women-run polling stations in Kochbihar. The number of female voters is 1936. On Friday, female voters were seen checking the voting equipment at Kochbihar Polytechnic College. Most of the women got the opportunity to vote for the first time So they are a little nervous about it Besides, they are very happy to be able to do this
This is the first time that 6 women will vote in Alipurduar The number of women-run booths in Alipurduar district is 239 this time. Women voters in Alipurduar district said they were going to the polls for the first time, so they were a little worried. However, they are much safer because of the central forces A tone of confidence was heard in some people’s throats. Enthusiasm for participating in the election process for the first time is high.
There are 55 women’s booths in Kumargram of Alipurduar district and 116 women’s booths in Alipurduar assembly constituency. There are 52 women’s booths in Falakata. Besides, there are 35 women’s booths in Madarihat. There are 300 sensitive booths in the district There are 116 booths adjacent to Boxer Jungle.
Earlier, the polling staff has been given training in stages to make the election process smooth. There they have learned all the details of running EVM and VVIPAT machines. This is the first time that a large number of female workers have come to this job, despite the experience of voting many times before.
This time the number of booths has increased a lot due to the Corona situation. The number of polling staff has to be increased with him. At the same time, the number of female voters is significantly higher than at other times. Therefore, at the district level, the Election Commission has paid special attention to the issue of communication and infrastructure with the polling stations for women workers. They have also been given detailed training on what to do in case of voting in Corona situation.