PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
The election commission of India has started making preparations for the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections in Uttarakhand. A team of commission will soon visit the State in this regard.
On Thursday, the chief electoral officer BVRC Purushottam held a video conferencing session with all the district magistrates of the State regarding the preparations for the elections. In the meeting, the CEO provided detailed guidelines to all district Electoral officers regarding the phased preparations as per the guidelines of the ECI.
He directed the DMs to conduct on-site inspections of all polling stations to ensure and check the condition of the polling station buildings, electricity, drinking water and other necessary facilities. He also directed the districts to ensure that all DEOs, regional officers and state-Level master trainers participate in the training as per the dates set by the Commission. The CEO also directed all districts to prepare a systematic voters’ education and electoral participation (SWEEP) plan, including preparing details of personnel at the booth and assembly level as well as a list of necessary vehicles and personnel. He clarified to the DMs that senior officials of the Commission may visit Uttarakhand in the coming month, where they will conduct a detailed review of election preparations with all DMs. The Vidhan Sabha election in Uttarakhand is expected to be held in February- March next year.
In the meeting, CEO received information about the progress of the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls campaign in all districts. Deputy chief electoral officer Kishan Singh Negi, assistant chief electoral officer Mastu Das attended the meeting.
