EC officials to visit 3 poll-bound states

January 01, 2013 19:36

With elections to state assemblies of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland due before March, a team of top Election Commission officials will visit the three eastern states starting tomorrow to assess poll preparedness there.

According to sources, the team headed by Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and two Election Commissioners H S Brahma and Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi will review the arrangements in the three states relating to elections before announcing the poll dates.

During the visit, the full Commission would interact with representatives of political parties and discuss poll arrangements including that related to security with the district and state officials.

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