Gujarat Elections: EC team holds meetings with officials to review readiness for polls

A team of nine top officials appointed by the Indian Election Commission visited Ahmedabad and examined the state elections' preparations for the upcoming election, the government release revealed.

In the presence of district election officials, commissioners, and superintendents of police, the ECI team reviewed poll readiness on Saturday and Sunday with Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Bharathi.

They covered numerous topics in relation to voters' roll and special summary revision, electronic voting machine (EVM/VVPAT), minimum facilities at polling stations, manpower, transportation, law and order, security, training and capacity building, the release highlighted.


"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 said.

Thorough 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, release added.

The government release further said that a meeting was also held with the state chief secretary and the director general of police to discuss various issues related to the upcoming elections as well as the feedback received from the CEO, state police nodal officer, other senior officials and enforcement agencies for smooth conduct of the elections.