ECI Team Holds Meetings in Gujarat to Review Preparations for Assembly Elections
GG News Bureau
Ahmedabad, 19th Sept. During a three-day visit, an Election Commission of India team held a series of meetings with Gujarat’s director general of police, chief secretary, and other senior officials to assess the state’s readiness for the Assembly elections.
Gujarat, which is ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will hold elections later this year.
A team of nine senior officials appointed by the ECI visited Ahmedabad between Friday and Sunday to review state election preparations, according to a government release.
The ECI team held a meeting with Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Bharathi on poll preparedness on Saturday and Sunday, in the presence of district election officers, commissioners, and superintendents of police.
According to the release, they discussed in depth various topics such as voters’ rolls and special summary revision, electronic voting machines (EVM/VVPAT), minimum facilities at polling stations, manpower, transportation, law and order, security, training, and capacity building.
Detailed discussions were held with nodal officers and representatives of various enforcement agencies such as the Income Tax, Excise, Reserve Bank of India, Department of Revenue Intelligence and Narcotics Control Bureau, the release said.
“A meeting was also held with secretaries of various state government departments, including home, school education, electricity, telecommunication, road and transport, health and family welfare, excise and revenue,” it added.
Later, a meeting with the state chief secretary and the director general of police was held to discuss various issues related to the upcoming elections, as well as feedback received from the CEO, state police nodal officer, other senior officials, and enforcement agencies for the smooth conduct of the elections, according to the release.
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