District Magistrate and District Election Officer, South Goa District, has appointed Flying Squads to exercise powers during the General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024 for 02- South Goa Parliamentary Constituency, for maintaining Law and order in the District of South Goa, with immediate effect till all the Polled material is safely deposited in Strong Room located at VVMs Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economic, Margao Goa.

Similarly, District Magistrate and District Election Officer, South Goa District, has appointed Additional District Magistrates, Sub Divisional Magistrates and Executive Magistrates to exercise the powers during General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024 for 02- South Goa Parliamentary Constituency, for maintaining Law and Order in the District of South Goa on the eve of Poll and on the day of Poll till all the Polled material is safely deposited in Strong Room located at VVMS Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics Margao Goa.

Shri. Parag N. Nagarcenkar, State Registrar – cum – Head of Notary Services, (Mob:9823675031) shall oversee as Additional District Magistrate in South Goa District at Strong Room at VVMs Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao.

District Magistrate and District Election Officer, South Goa District, Margao has ordered that from 06.00 pm of May 05, 2024 to 10.00 pm of May 07, 2024 in the jurisdiction of South Goa District, Margao, a ban on unlawful assembly and any procession or rally shall be prohibited to prevent any nuisance and law and order problem; DM has further ordered that no loud speaker shall be permitted to be used for the purpose of elections and that vehicles permitted to all contesting candidates by the Returning Officers for campaigning shall not ply on roads to avoid any distribution of money or gifts or liquor and to prevent any nuisance and law and order problems except vehicles authorized by the Returning Officers on the day of poll. DM has ordered that all private vehicles shall be checked in dignified manner as per rules to avoid their misuse for distribution of money or gifts or liquor and for causing any nuisance also to avoid any harassment to private persons.

The order further states no liquor shops, hotels, restaurants, clubs and other establishments selling/ serving liquor, should be permitted to sell/ serve liquor to anyone whosoever, on the aforesaid days, and on timings mentioned therein. Non proprietary clubs, star hotels, restaurants, etc. and hotels run by anyone even if they are issued different categories of licenses for possession and supply of liquor shall also not be permitted to sell/ serve liquor on these days, and on timings mentioned therein.

The order shall not apply to officers authorized on Election Duty by the District Election Officer, South Goa District or the State Government including the polling officials, magistrates, police officials and government staff.

Failure to comply shall result in cancellation of licenses and the owner or offender shall be liable for penal action under section 188 of Indian Penal Code, 1908, Section 30 of the Excise Duty Act, 1964 and other relevant provisions of laws in force.

District Magistrate and District Election Officer, South Goa District, has issued following prohibitory orders valid form 06.00 am to 06.00 pm on the day of poll on May 07, 2024, that all hotels, restaurants, bars, eateries, tea shops, pan shops and other food joints, gaddas, etc. situated in urban areas of Municipal jurisdiction within 100 mtrs of the Polling Station shall remain closed at aforesaid date and time period. DM further ordered that all restaurants, bars, eateries, tea shops, pan shops and other food joints, gaddas, etc. situated in rural areas of Village Panchayat jurisdiction within 200 mtrs of the Polling Station shall remain closed at aforesaid date and time period. DM has Banned any gathering or crowd comprising of more than 5 persons within 200 meters of any Polling Stations (excluding voters in the queue at the Polling Station) in the entire South Goa District.

 The above restrictions shall not apply to public servants on duty and to bonafide marriage or funeral processions or religious processions/ functions. Also, the above order shall not apply to officers authorized on Election Duty by the District Election Officer, South Goa District or the State Government including the polling officials, magistrates, police officials and government staff.

 Failure to comply with the order shall be liable for penal action under Section 188 of Indian Penal Code and other relevant provisions of law in force.