Campaigning ends for bypolls in Himachal

Shimla, Oct 27 (UNI) The campaign for one Lok Sabha and three assembly seats bypolls ended at 1800 hrs on Wednesday. The voting will be held on Oct 30.
Chief Electoral Officer C Palrasu said that election campaign came to end with peaceful note in the Mandi Parliamentary, Arki, Fatehpur and Jubbal Kotkhai Assembly for the bye poll which is scheduled to be held on Oct 30 and result would be out on Nov 2.
He said that no political parties would be allowed to address any public meetings, door-to-door visit and organising indoor and outdoor activities during the silence period which would be followed strictly.
During two days, dry days would be observed as no liquor and wine shops would be opened in the areas where MCC is enforced in the ten districts and 20 assembly segments and surrounding areas.
He said that sec 144 would be implemented around 100 meter around the polling stations and strong rooms created for protecting the EVMs and election material.
He said that all the licence Weapons were compounded in all police stations of poll-bound districts to ensure free and fair poll and special vigil was enforced on the border and entry points to keep eye on the movement of anti-social elements to ensure law and order. The history sheeters and convicts who are on furlough and holidays would be in detention till the MCC is enforced.
Police have seized around 1700 litres of illicit liquor and NDPS and drugs tuned to Seven kilogram in the state during the special election vigil and special drive in the campaign.