All set for Yanam by-election

PONDICHERRY, JUNE 29. The Chief Electoral Officer of Pondicherry, Mr. S. Hemachandran, now in Yanam to supervise arrangements for tomorrow`s by-election said over phone from the constituency today that all arrangements for the poll had been completed. The electronic voting machines were moved to the booths.

The constituency has a total strength of 17,588 voters and 13,042 of these voters were in possession of the Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) and the remaining voters could present some other alternative documentary evidence while exercising their franchise.

Necessary police force from Pondichery had been requisitioned. A flag march by the police under the leadership of the Senio Superintendent of Police, Mr. Anandh Mohan, was held on Wednesday to infuse confidence in the people about the peaceful conduct of the poll.

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