District Administration Gears Up for Lok Sabha Elections-2024 with Vulnerability Mapping Training Workshop”

S.A.S. Nagar : The District Administration led by Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Electoral Officer, Aashika Jain, today, conducted the Vulnerability Mapping Training Workshop for Civil and Police officers amid the preparedness exercise of Lok sabha Elections-2024.
Divulging the details, Deputy Commissioner Mrs Aashika Jain said that Objective of the Vulnerability Mapping in the context of elections is to identify such voters or sections of voters who are vulnerable or likely to be vulnerable, the persons or other factors causing such vulnerability and taking adequate corrective measures well in advance based on such identification.
She further said that Identification of the voter’s/voter segments, village/hamlets/ area wise vulnerable to threat or undue influence, Identification of the persons causing such vulnerability using muscle/ money power and Initiating preventive measures against the persons responsible for causing vulnerability are the three stages of the Vulnerability Exercise.
She said that the Election Commission of India provides a set of parameters to collect the input on Vulnerability Mapping and the DEO (District Electoral Officer) has to collect such information at least six months before the date of poll fixed for the last held General Election from RO/SDM of each Assembly segment and continue updating it.
Listing the parameters that have been taken care of during Vulnerability Mapping, she further said that Pre-Poll Complaints including the misuse of money power to bribe voters in cash/kind, Political rivalry of diverse nature, Acts of political parties (Violations of MCC), Cases of defacement of private properties especially in rule area, Inputs from the worry lists by Political parties/candidates, Information sharing from the voters (Through call centres/control room, demography composition, voting percentage in previous elections) are the main factors leading to VM.
Informing about the administrative setup and responsibilities down the line, she said that the entire responsibility is vested with DEO/SP/RO as Appointment of SO & Sector Police Officers, Training of SO & Sector Police Officers and Preparation of the action plan, following which the first training has been conducted immediately after the appointment and Second training will be after the announcement of the election.