Besides, as many as 7,200 additional voting machines have been sought for the state, which will be received from the Election Commission by the end of this month, she said, adding that a database for all the voting machines is also being prepared this time.

Sidhu was here to hold a meeting of Patiala division to assess the law and order situation and poll preparedness. She held a meeting with Patiala’s Divisional Commissioner Jasbir Singh Bir and Patiala’s DC-cum-District Electoral Officer Deepinder Singh.

Sidhu also reviewed the recently-concluded revision of electoral rolls and said that a total of 94 per cent voters in the state had got their photo voter cards made.

She said to ensure that the remaining voters also get their voter I-cards made, a special drive would be launched in the state on February 22 and 23, where polling booth agents of various political parties will be asked to interact with the polling staff to ensure that all arrangements are in place.