Election Commission team led by CEC Joti arriveेे on 2 days Gujarat visit

Gandhinagar: The 10 member full bench of the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti arrived today on two day Gujarat visit to review the preparedness for assembly elections to be held in the state this year.

CEC Joti, who happens to be the former chief secretary of Gujarat is accompanied by the two Election Commissioners O. P. Rawat and Sunil Arora.
His team 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 hold the first meeting with the representatives of the recognized Political Parties at 11.00 am today at Circuit House Annexe in Ahmedabad.The Commission will try to know the concerns and suggestions of 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 today and 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’.

Tomorrow 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 for Delhi late in the evening tomorrow.

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