Hoshiarpur - A total of 1963 polling booths have been set up in Lok Sabha constituency Hoshiarpur for voters to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections on June 1 and all preparations have been completed at these polling booths. This information was given by Returning Officer Lok Sabha Constituency Hoshiarpur-cum-Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal. He said that all necessary facilities are available at the polling booths for voters to cast their votes. He said that all arrangements for drinking water, shade, toilets, wheelchairs, medical kits, chairs for sitting etc. have been completed at the polling booth. He said that adequate arrangements have been made for security at the polling booths and any voter can cast his vote without any fear.
 He said that there are a total of 1601826 voters in 9 assembly constituencies under Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha Constituency, out of which 830840 are male, 770942 are female and 44 are voters belonging to the third gender. A total of 1963 polling stations have been set up to ensure that every voter exercises his right to vote.
 He said that 181614 voters in Vidhan Sabha constituency Sri Hargobindpur,
There are 134807 voters in Bhulath, 194486 in Phagwara, 202913 in Mukerian, 192780 in Dasuha, 172965 in Urmur, 174770 in Sham Churasi, 187941 in Hoshiarpur and 159550 in Chabewal. He said that Model Polling Stations, Green/Eco Friendly Polling Stations, Disability (PWD) Polling Stations, Youth Polling Stations and Women Polling Stations have also been established in each assembly constituency to encourage voters.
 He further said that now before going to their polling booth, the voters will be able to know how many people are standing in the queue to vote at their booth. Therefore, 'Voter Q Information System' has been started. To use this, the voters have to send a message by typing 'vote' on a WhatsApp number 7447447217 and follow the instructions given below. He appealed to the voters that in view of the hot weather, the voters should cast their vote in the morning to exercise their right to vote. He said that the voting time will be from 7 am to 6 pm.