Covid pandemic has radically changed many of the prevailing working methods, including the electoral process and voting. In this regard, in the by-elections of Karjan constituency, under the guidance of District Collector and District Election Officer, Shalini Agarwal, the District Electoral Commission has strictly followed the Covid Special Guidelines of the Election Commission of India and made available some special equipment with the help of the State Government. Until now, an ink bottle was provided for voting and now a bottle of sanitizer would be added at the polling station. Earlier a lantern was provided for each polling station which is no longer provided. New materials like rubber socks and face shields have been added by the administration. Under the coordination of Dr. Uday Tilawat, Nodal Officer for Health and Chief District Health Officer, all these covid special equipment were procured and kept at the District Health System's drug store in the city which was delivered

Author-Shlok Talati