New Delhi: A delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be in Assam for a 2-day tour on January 11 and 12.
The ECI team will review the Commission’s poll preparedness for upcoming assembly polls in Assam during their 2-day visit. The team comprising of several top officials of the Commission will be led by ECI Director General Dharmendra Sharma.
During their visit, the ECI delegation is scheduled to meet Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah and other senior official of the State Government to discuss preparedness for the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections.
The ECI delegation will also hold a series of meetings with other senior officials of the districts in Assam. After reaching Assam on January 11, the ECI team will hold a preparedness review meeting in Dibrugarh with district election officers and Superintendent of Police of 20 Assam districts as per sources.
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Later on January 12, a similar meeting will be held by ECI delegation with the other district officers and SPs in Guwahati.
Elections to the 126-member Assam Legislative Assembly are likely to be held in March-April this year and the political parties in the State have already started campaigning for the elections.
