Election Commission team reviews poll preparations in Gujarat 

Gandhinagar: The Election Commission of India in a press release on Sunday said that a team of nine officers visited Ahmedabad between September 16 and 18. The team visited the state to review election preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections.

As per the release, the ECI team and Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat, P. Bharathi, held multiple review meetings with district election officers, police superintendents, and police commissioners to take stock of poll preparations.

During the meetings, key issues like the electoral roll, SSR, EVM, VVPAT, law and order, training facilities, and polling stations were discussed. The detailed discussions also took place with nodal officers and representatives of various enforcement agencies, the statement said.

According to the statement, “Meetings were held with secretaries of various departments including income tax, excise, CBIC, RBI, DRI, NCB, ED, Railways, Department of Post, Bureau of Civil Aviation and Security, and Airport Authority of India.”

As the tenure of the Gujarat assembly expires in February 2023, the state is going to have polls any time later this year along with Himachal Pradesh. Both of these states are ruled by the Bhartiya Janta Party.

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