Full bench of Election Commission led by CEC A K Joti to arrive on 2 day Gujarat visit tomorrow

Gandhinagar: The full bench of the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti be on two day Gujarat visit from tomorrow to review the preparedness for assembly elections to be held this year.

CEC Joti, who happens to be the former chief secretary of Gujarat, would be accompanied by the two Election Commissioners O. P. Rawat and Sunil Arora. His team would also comprise of Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha, Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena and Sudeep Jain Director General Dilip Sharma, Dhirendra Oza Director Nikhil Kumar, Principal Secretary Virendra Kumar and Consultant-EVM Vipin Katara and other senior officers of the Commission.
The Commission will start its visit by meeting the recognized Political Parties to be held at 11.00 AM tomorrow at Circuit House Annexe of Ahmedabad. The
Commission will try to know the concerns and suggestions from the political parties so that they may be useful for fair and free conduct of forthcoming election. It will conduct detailed meeting of all District Election Officers, Superintendent of Police, Commissioners of Police, Inspector Generals of Police, Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, to review different aspects of election management like, Electoral Roll, District Election Management Plan, Polling Stations, Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation, MCMC, Paid News, Information Technology and use of Social Media, at 2.30 PM at Mahatma Mandir of Gandhinagar. Before the review meeting, the Commission will flag off Mobile EVM-VVPAT Demonstration Centre which will go to all Assembly areas of Gandhinagar district for dissemination of voters’ awareness regarding EVM-VVPAT and ethical voting.

The Commission will also unveil Digital Atlas and a pictorial book on voters’ awareness activities named ‘The Count Down Begins’.

On the next day of the visit, ie October 10 the Commission will hold a meeting with Nodal Officers for Election Expenditure Management and Law & Order. Subsequently, the Commission will hold an important meeting with the Chief Secretary of the State, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), and Director General of Police at 12.30 PM to assess various aspects including Law & Order. The Commission will hold a press conference at 5.00 PM at Circuit House, Annexe of Ahmedabad to interact with the Media. The Commission is expected to depart late in the evening on Tuesday, a release from the office of the Chief Electoral officer here said today.

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