Daman & Diu has one constituency having distance of between them about 700 kms Map of Polling Stations in Daman Map of Polling Stations in Diu 4 TOTAL POPULATION OF DAMAN AND DIU (As per census 2011) MALE FEMALE TOTAL DAMAN 1,24,659 66,514 1,91,173 DIU 25,642 26,432 52,047 TOTAL 1,50,301 92,946 2,43,247 Projected Population (2014) is 282524 (5.06% growth rate) 18+ Population is 1,83,640 Projected Population (2014) with 2% growth rate is 2,58,136 5 Flash back of General Election 2009 Daman & Diu. Results General Election – 2009 1- Parliamentary Constituency Daman & Diu. Percentage (%) Total Votes Casted Total Voters Male Female Total Daman : 63578 23720 22494 46214 72.69 % Diu : 31804 9239 13079 22318 70.18 % 95382 32959 35573 68532 71.85 % Total Flash back of General Election -2009 Daman & Diu. During last General Election serious law & order situation had occurred as workers of both the political parties had clashed resulting into damage of life & property which subsequently led to registration of criminal cases. Also all the 4 cases of impersonation in voting had occurred in Dabhel area. In Dabhel, Re-polling was held in 7 polling stations. Vision for General Election – 2014 FORCE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS To achieve it HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RESERCH ASSESSMENT was done . Since Re-Polling was held at Dabhel during General Elections – 2009 security of this area was major cause of concern. In Dabhel the polling booths are located in densely populated areas, having narrow lanes Similarly Bhimpore area is infested with bootleggers and many anti social elements. In Kachigam followers of a particular political party reside in majority which can lead to a serious law & order problem if not tackled properly. TOTAL VOTERS OF DAMAN AND DIU (Electoral Roll w.r.t. Last Day of Nomination) (as on 6.1.2014) Accepted Forms of Continuous Updation After Continuous Updation -Final e-roll data as on 09.04.2014 32456 66141 8978 75119 16931 19188 36119 750 36869 50616 51644 102260 9728 111988 MALE VOTERS FEMALE VOTERS TOTAL VOTERS (as on 6.1.2014) (as on 6.1.2014) DAMAN 33685 DIU TOTAL Total Voters after Continuous Updation – 111988 (102260 + 9728 – 171 (form 7)) = 111817 EP Ratio (after Continuous Updation) – 39.58% (as per 2014 projected population) EP Ratio (before Continuous Updation) – 36.20% EP Ratio (after Continuous Updation with 2% population growth rate) - 43.4% 100% PER has been completed as on 09.04.2014 and we are ensuring 100 % EPIC distribution 9 Polling Stations Daman Diu Total No of Polling Stations 76 43 119 Auxiliary Added 12 0 12 Total Polling Stations 88 43 131 Total Polling Locations 61 31 92 Polling Locations with 1 PS 36 21 68 Polling Locations with 2 PS 24 9 22 Polling Locations with 3 PS 0 0 1 Polling Locations with 4 PS 1 1 1 10 District No. of Polling Stations No. of Polling Locations Auxiliary Polling Stations Normal Critical Total Normal Critical Total DAMAN 44 32 76 37 24 61 12 DIU 29 14 43 23 8 31 0 TOTAL 73 46 119 60 32 92 12 Details of Auxiliary Polling Stations Normal Critical Total Dabhel 0 4 4 Dunetha 1 0 1 Dalwada 0 1 1 Bhensroad 1 0 1 Nani Daman 2 1 3 Ringanwada 1 0 1 Jampore 1 0 1 Total 6 6 12 District No. of Polling Stations with Auxiliary PS Normal Critical Total DAMAN 50 38 88 DIU 29 14 43 TOTAL 79 52 131 11 Polling Personnel DAMAN Presiding Officer Polling Officer – 1 Polling Officer –2 Polling Officer – 3 Indentifying Officer (BLO) Peon/ MTS 100 100 100 100 100 100 DIU Presiding Officer Polling Officer – 1 Polling Officer –2 Polling Officer – 3 Indentifying Officer (BLO) Peon/ MTS 54 55 55 55 43 50 • Daman - Micro Observers (50) have been appointed and will be deployed at Critical Polling Stations • Diu - Micro Observers (43) have been appointed • Deputy Collector/ARO is appointed as Nodal Officer for Welfare Measures for Polling Personnel. 12 In the preparations of Election for 1Daman & Diu Parliamentary Constituency . Various meetings were held with all the departments regularly to update the election procedures, preparation of various teams who would be working during elections were declared. Meetings were held with Political Party Candidates Meetings were held with Press and Media personnel's Meetings were held with Police department Various meetings with departmental heads. Basic Minimum Facilities (BMF) •Drinking Water Facility was available at all Polling Stations. •Fire Extinguishers and First aid Kits were available at all Polling Stations. •Ramp Facility was available at all Polling Stations. •Adequate shade was made available at majority of the Polling Stations however in all other cases it was available through temporary arrangements such as Shamiyana/Pandals. •Toilet Facility was already available at most of the Polling Stations however where Toilet facility was not available, mobile toilet units was placed by PWD. •Furniture and Adequate Lightings were available at all stations •Block Level Officers Counter were provided at each polling station. •Help Desks and Signage was placed on the day of the poll 15 Model Polling Station – Pariyari Panchayat Ghar 16 Training of Polling Personnel Phase Training of Daman Diu Master Trainers Training 20/03/2014 28/03/2014 I Presiding Officer & Polling Officer - 1 26/03/2014 30/03/2014 I Polling Officer – 2 & 3 27/03/2014 31/03/2014 II Presiding Officer & Polling Officer - 1 15/04/2014 12/04/2014 II Polling Officer – 2 & 3 16/04/2014 13/04/2014 III All Poll Personnel 22/04/2014 19/04/2014 & 20/04/2014 17 Trainings Election Duty Certificate EDC certificate were issued to all the Polling Personnel and Police Personnel who were on the election duty. Also separate passes were given to Electronic and Print Media personnels. IDENTITY CARDS Identity Cards were issued to : All Contesting Candidates All Election agents/Polling agents All Videographers All Polling officers including PRO, PO-I, PO-II, PO-III, EVM - Training Hands on Training on EVM Presiding Officers & Polling Officers - 1 16/04/2014 Polling Officers – 2 & 3 17/04/2014 Final Training for All Poll Personnel 22/04/2014 Public Demonstration Village Area 09/04/2014 City Area 10/04/2014 Government College, Government Polytechnic TTI, 19/04/2014 20 EVM machine training for general public. EVM Details District Ballot Unit Initially Received From Goa Control Unit Total Initially Received From Goa (Present Position) Total (Present Position) Daman 105 120 225 105 60 165 Diu 31 40 71 31 35 66 District Requirements - Ballot Unit PS Reserve For (35% of PS) Training Total Requirements - Control Unit PS Reserve Training (10% of PS) Total Daman 88 31 15 134 88 9 15 112 Diu 43 16 2 61 43 5 2 50 22 EVM Details – FLC Data District Date Ballot Unit Control Unit Found Correct Defective Finally Available Found Correct Total (Present Position) Finally Available Daman 28/3/14 225 0 225 162 3 162 Diu 9/4/14 71 0 71 61 5 61 EVM – Requirements v/s Availability Ballot Unit Requirement Control Unit Available Requirement Available Daman 134 225 112 162 Diu 61 71 50 61 23 List of Contesting Candidates Sr. No. Name of Candidate Age Party Affiliation 1 Shri Bhavesh Patel 28 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 2 Shri Patel Ketanbhai Dahyabhai 39 Indian National Congress (INC) 3 Shri Patel Lalubhai Babubhai 58 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 4 Shri Kessur Goan 45 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) * No issues were raised during Nomination process 24 MCC Violation & Their Nature of Violation Sr. No. Date Name of Police Station Brief description of MCC Violation issue 1 18.03.14 Nani Daman The Nationalist Congress Party Daman & Diu unit took out a Bike Rally followed by public gathering at Daman district on 18.03.2014. The permission of the competent authority was not obtained for the said rally. Thus, a case vide FIR No. 27/2014, U/s 188 IPC was registered on 19.03.2014 as per the complaint of Shri Tanveer Ahmed, Nodal Officer for MCC against the organizers. 2 20.03.14 Nani Daman The Candidate from the congress party took out procession without obtaining formal permission from the competent authority and thereby knowingly disobeyed and violated the directions issued by Election Commission of India for Model Code of Conduct for the General Election to Lok Sabha- 2014. Thus a case vide FIR No. 28/2014, U/s 188 IPC was registered on 20.03.2014 as per the complaint of Shri Tanveer Ahmed, Nodal Officer for MCC against the organizers 25 MCC Violation & Their Nature of Violation Sr. No. Date Name of Police Station Brief description of MCC Violation issue 3 30.03.14 Nani Daman The accused person Dharmesh Ramji was accorded the permission vide letter no.6/5/98-3/MAG/V/2013-14/486, Dated : 29.03.2014 by Collector, Daman to organize rally of 20 Motorcycles, 10 Four Wheelers and 05 Tempos, but the organizers involved more number of four wheelers and two wheelers in rally than permitted and hence violated the guidelines of MCC. Thus Cr.No.36/2014, U/s 188 IPC registered at Nani Daman Police Station. 26 Observers of U.T of Daman & Diu 27 CEO, RO, Observers, SST’s, FST’s, Sector Magistrates, Micro Observers, the whole Team at work for making Elections fearless and force free. POLICE/HOMEGUARDS/IRBN STAFF AT DAMAN & DIU FOR ELECTION DUTY Nature of Force Daman Diu Total Local Police 272 70 342 Home Guard 142 77 219 IRBn 139 51 190 4 Coys 1 Coy 5 Coys of ITBP Force that is available CAPF o be provided by (ECI/MHA) Force that can be deployed for GE – 2014 Local Police 240 64 304 Home Guard 134 26 160 IRBn 63 53 116 4 Coys 1 Coy 5 Coys of ITBP CAPF to be provided by (ECI/MHA) 30 Expenditure Management Nodal Officer – Joint Secretary, Finance Expenditure Monitoring Cell – Returning Officer’s Office Assistant Expenditure Observer – to assist Expenditure Observer Accounting Team – To maintain the Shadow observation register of Candidates Video Surveillance Team (VST) & Video Viewing Team (VVT) constituted MCMC – constituted at State & District Level FSTs constituted – 2 in Daman & 1 in Diu comprising of Executive Magistrate, Daman 1- Senior Police Officer 4- Armed Police Force 1 - Videographer SSTs constituted – 2 in Daman & 1 in Diu comprising of Executive Magistrate, Daman 4- Armed Police Force 1 - Videographer Arrangements for General Elections2014. The Control Room was setup for 24 x 7 for the forthcoming Lok Sabha Election 2014 . Daman: 0260-2230530, Diu : 02875254430 and Toll free no. 18002330530 CCTVs were installed at all the polling stations of both the Districts. Voter Facilitation Centre's were established. Webcasting : 100% webcasting of all polling stations in both districts. Voting Compartment : Voting Compartment were procured. Video Viewing Team was setup . Media Certification and Monitoring Committee was setup to keep check on Paid News. 32 Awareness activities like signature campaign for voters, awareness through FM radio, Paper Advertisements etc were done to boost confidence in Voters. LAW & ORDER / SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Law & Order Status & Security Ensuring security measures for Daman & Diu Parliamentary Assessment Constituency was a sensitive matter as the UT of Daman & Diu shares boundary with Gujarat which is prohibition state and liquor smuggling which was a major challenge, needed to be curbed also the fact that the Dabhel area had repoll and incidents of violence during the last General Elections which made the area critical from security point of view. There was no security threat to the candidates from any antinational outfit. There was no resentment in local public about any regional issue. District Security Plan In Daman & Diu the critical PSL are 31 and Poling Booths are 44. In Daman 15 critical PSL are located in Dabhel (8), Bhimpore (4), Kachigam (3). All precautionary measures were used like suspension of arms Licenses in advance and special direction to all liquors retailers & wholesalers. First time a local transit pass system was introduced to check any illicit liquor transportation. Regular meeting were held with the representative of Political Parties and candidates to make them understand their role to create confidence among voter for peace and to have fair and force free elections. 34 Border Issue 13 border check posts are in operation 24/7 basis for checking each and every vehicle entering / exiting from Daman for preventing smuggling of liquor, illegal arms and ammunitions, cash, etc. The Valsad police has also started 9 pickets bordering Daman. 3 meetings were held with border districts of Gujarat and Maharashtra wherein information about criminals had been exchanged. Special Measures Raids conducted during the pre-poll campaign resulted in seizure of large quantity of liquor stored for the distribution among the Voter to lure them to cast their vote in favour of candidates. Preventive Taken Actions The whole area was divided into 17 sectors which was bounded by Sector Magistrate the Civil Administration and sector police officer and their duty was to continuously patrol their area and keep a continues vigil for activities of persons potential for creating nuisance. During the pre-poll exercises the candidates and their representative were apprised of various do’s and don’ts regarding peaceful conduct of election. Round the clock security arrangement and CCTV cameras were installed in and around the Strong Room at Counting Centres. Control Room was also established. 35 Identification of Intimidators Sector Magistrates and Sector Police Officers have been directed to : and Intimidated under i. List of vulnerable household and families Vulnerability Mapping ii. List of persons and factors causing such vulnerability. iii. Contact number of household / contact points within the habitats / community vulnerable. iv. Action Taken / proposed v. Contact number and address of the persons who are to be tracked / prevented from intimidating / wrongly influencing the voters. Area Domination Activities Sector Magistrates and Sector Police officers were regularly visiting areas where vulnerable voters were residing. Flag march was conducted in sensitive areas to assure the voters that they did not the fear anyone and to give vote freely. Sensitive areas was patrolled constantly as a result not even a single incident of law & order was reported during the election. 36 Raid during Pre-Poll Campaign Flag march on the day before Voting to spread message to voters to vote without fear and to join hands in peaceful voting. SVEEP activites. 39 SVEEP 40 SVEEP 41 SVEEP 42 Achievement The voters were able to cast their vote without fear which is evident for the increase polling percentage which is 5.99 % more than the previous general election held in 2009 Not even a single incident of violation of law and order reported in both the Districts. We were able to achieve our vision. Results General Election -2014 Daman & Diu. Results General Election – 2014, for 1- Parliamentary Constituency Daman & Diu. Percentage (%) Total Votes Casted Total Voters Total Male Female Total Daman : 75006 31182 28486 59668 79.55% Diu : 36811 11100 16268 27368 74.35% 111817 42282 44754 87036 77.84% 45