EC ready to hold national, state polls simultaneously: Zaidi
July 05, 2016 14:12
The Election Commission is prepared to simultaneously hold general and state assembly polls provided there is a consensus among all political parties and constitutional amendments to this effect, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has said.
"As a commission, this is our recommendation to the Law Ministry that elections in the country can be held together for both state assemblies as well as Lok Sabha," Zaidi said.
"To conduct these elections simultaneously we would need certain logistic arrangements in terms of procurement of more electronic machines, hiring of temporary workers, and staggering the election dates," said Zaid, who was here to attend the International Election Visitors programme on the invitation of the Australian Election Commission.
"As a commission, this is our recommendation to the Law Ministry that elections in the country can be held together for both state assemblies as well as Lok Sabha," Zaidi said.
"To conduct these elections simultaneously we would need certain logistic arrangements in terms of procurement of more electronic machines, hiring of temporary workers, and staggering the election dates," said Zaid, who was here to attend the International Election Visitors programme on the invitation of the Australian Election Commission.
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