70-strong micro team to check cash distribution
RK Nagar constituency has created a record in the number of firsts, imposed by election officials to ensure free and fair by-poll on April 12 following complaints by various political parties on the huge amount of money being given to voters.
By : migrator
Update: 2017-04-06 20:42 GMT
Chennai
In a first, district election officer D Karthikeyan introduced 70 micro observer teams. They will cover the seven wards in the constituency in three shifts, officials told DTNext on Thursday.
While seven teams each will cover the area in the first two-day shifts, the night shift which is prime time for money exchange will be covered by 28 vehicles, it was revealed.
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