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EC team on Gujarat visit

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Press Trust of India Ahmedabad

The Commission team, which also included election commissioner H S Brahma, deputy election commissioner Vinod Zutshi, and other officials, arrived here this evening, official sources said.

During their one-day visit beginning tomorrow, the officials will meet representatives of principal state political parties here.

According to state chief electoral officer Anita Karwal, the panel will meet representatives of six political parties.

They will also meet officials, including district collectors, superintendents of police, besides chief secretary A K Joti and in-charge DGP Chitranjan Singh.

The election commission will review the preparedness of the administration for conducting assembly polls, Karwal said, adding they will leave for Delhi tomorrow evening.

 

According to sources, the election commission will also visit Himachal Pradesh before finalising the schedule for assembly polls in the two states.

  

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First Published: Jul 08 2012 | 11:35 PM IST

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