{"id":163765,"date":"2026-07-13T17:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=163765"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:11:32","slug":"district-election-officer-holds-consultation-with-political-parties-on-rationalisation-of-polling-stations-in-patiala-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=163765","title":{"rendered":"District Election Officer Holds Consultation with Political Parties on Rationalisation of Polling Stations in Patiala District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>-Special camps for filling and submission of Enumeration Forms under SIR to be organised at district and sub-division levels as well: Deputy Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>-No eligible voter should lose voting rights merely for not submitting the Enumeration Form; political parties urged to extend full cooperation to BLOs: Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Rajinder Kumar) Patiala, July 13 2026: <\/strong>District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Patiala, Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal, held a meeting with representatives of various political parties in Patiala to seek their suggestions and feedback regarding the rationalisation of polling stations in the district.<br \/>\nThanking the political parties for their cooperation during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) special camps held on July 11 and 12, the Deputy Commissioner appealed to them to continue extending full support to Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the upcoming camps. He urged them to ensure that no eligible voter is deprived of voting rights merely because the Enumeration Form has not been filled. He informed that BLOs will continue the door-to-door exercise of filling Enumeration Forms till July 24.<br \/>\nDr. Himanshu Aggarwal said that voters requiring any assistance regarding the Enumeration Form may contact the Voter Helpline 1950. He informed that the next special camps will be organised not only at polling stations but also at all SDM offices and the Deputy Commissioner\u2019s Office. He appealed to district residents to fill and submit their Enumeration Forms well in time so that no eligible voter is left out of the electoral roll.<br \/>\nThe District Election Officer said that, as per the directions of the Election Commission of India, the rationalisation of polling stations is to be completed by July 24, 2026. Under this exercise, 75 new polling stations will be added to the existing 1,786 polling stations, taking the total number to 1,861. Besides this, the locations of 29 polling stations will be changed, while the names of 115 polling stations will be updated due to changes in the names of schools or buildings where they are located. Draft proposals in this regard were shared with the political parties and their suggestions were invited.<br \/>\nDr. Himanshu Aggarwal further said that, in accordance with the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, it will be ensured during the rationalisation process that, as far as possible, no polling station has more than 1,200 electors attached to it.<br \/>\nAmong those present were ADC Anuprita Johal; Rajnish Shori from the Bharatiya Janata Party; Amarinder Singh Bajaj and Anmoldeep Singh from the Shiromani Akali Dal; Mahinder Singh and Narinder Singh from the Indian National Congress; Election Tehsildar Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and other dignitaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-Special camps for filling and submission of Enumeration Forms under SIR to be organised 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