Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 1: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) PK Pole today held high-level review of arrangements for Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir with all 20 Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and SSPs through video conferencing.
This was first high-level review of arrangements for Lok Sabha elections by the CEO in which senior officers of his office and all 20 Deputy Commissioners, who act as District Elections Officers, and SSPs, responsible for security arrangements of the candidates and polling booths, joined virtually.
Ongoing Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls and inclusion of maximum number of voters was discussed, the officials said, adding that final rolls will be published on January 8, 2024.
“All issues pertaining to the Lok Sabha elections figured in the meeting. The DCs and SSPs projected their requirements,” the officials said.
Availability of EVMs, VVPATs etc and establishment of Polling Stations also figured at the meeting, they added.
Parliamentary polls are due in April-May next year amid possibilities that five seats of the Union Territory might go to polls in five phases, one seat in each phase.
Presently, three Lok Sabha seats are held by the National Conference and two by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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