District Admin reviews status of Assured Minimum Facilities at Polling Station in Churachandpur

The District Administration, Churachandpur reviewed the status of Assured Minimum Facilities (AMFs) at polling stations for the 2027 assembly election on Thursday at a meeting chaired by, Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Home/Finance) and Commissioner to the Chief Minister, Manipur N. Ashok Kumar on Thursday.

Ashok Kumar along with election officials also visited selected polling stations in Churachandpur district to assess facilities on the ground on Thursday.

The meeting, held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall, Churachandpur, was facilitated by Seiminthang Lenthang, ADC, Churachandpur. Additional District Election Officers, Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers, nodal officers, the Election Officer, the Superintendent of Police, the Additional Superintendent of Police and other district-level officers attended the meeting.

In the meeting, the election department presented an overview of the availability and condition of polling station buildings, drinking water, toilets, ramps, electricity connections and furniture. Officials discussed the facilities in place and measures required to meet prescribed AMF standards. 

Ashok Kumar directed the concerned officials to take the necessary steps to ensure polling stations have the required facilities. He also urged participants to assist the District Election Officer in carrying out election-related duties and to provide information on law-and-order issues that could hinder the conduct of the election.

It may be mentioned that the district has 332 polling stations at 278 locations. The district has 1,70,587 registered voters, of whom 81,925 are men, 88,654 are women and eight are transgender.