Kerala - Kochi

39 auxiliary booths in the district

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: The Election Commission has issued orders to set up 39 auxiliary booths in the district for the Assembly polls. These booths will be set up by dividing the booths that have more than 1,450 voters.

In case no buildings are available for setting up separate auxiliary booths, special arrangements will be made in the same compound where the original booth functions.

The highest number of 13 auxiliary booths will be set up in the Thripunithura Assembly constituency. Angamaly will have only one additional booth. Polling booth 105 in Angamaly will be divided into a second booth with 1,461 voters.

There will be five additional booths in Vadakkekara, four each in Palluruthy and Aluva and three each in Paravur, Ernakulam, Mattancherry and Piravom.

Polling Booth 29 in Mattancherry has the highest number of voters among the auxiliary booths - 1,763 voters. There are two booths with 1,451 voters in the district, they are booth 89 at St. Philomena HSS, Koonammavu, in Paravur and booth 81 at Sree Narayana UPS at Kangarappady in Aluva.

(The Hindu - 18/04/06)