Elections to city council: poll staff, systems find their place this Friday morning

The men and machines for polling on February 19 in the elections to elect councillors to the city council got moving on Friday morning.

At the polling booths, police personnel reported early and went through their drill. Poll-related accessories got transported to the booths.

At 11 a.m. this Friday morning,  were at the polling booths located inside the GCC Chennai School in Bheemanapet, off C P Ramaswamy Road which has a few booths and there was some activity here – roll call and briefing for posted police staff, vans arriving with poll materials and some staff getting down to work.

Wall poster-sheets displaying the data on candidates, parties and symbols are being prepared to be stuck on walls near the booths.

Officials have also made sure the booth spaces were in order.