High-level EC team to assess poll preparedness in Assam, Tripura and Manipur
First Published: 15th March, 2019 16:16 IST
A high-level team of the Election Commission led by a Deputy Election Commissioner will visit Assam on Monday (March 18). According to reports, the EC delegation will also visit Tripura,
A high-level team of the Election Commission led by a Deputy Election Commissioner will visit Assam on Monday (March 18).
According to reports, the EC delegation will also visit Tripura, Manipur and West Bengal next week to assess poll preparedness.
The decision to send Deputy Election Commissioner, Sudip Jain comes a day after the BJP urged the poll watchdog to declare West Bengal a ‘super sensitive state’.
The BJP had on Wednesday also demanded that central forces be deployed at all polling stations in the state.
Jain will lead the team to West Bengal on Saturday, Tripura on Sunday, Assam on Monday and Manipur on Tuesday to assess election preparedness in the four states.
While Lok Sabha elections will be held in three phases in Assam, it will be a two-phase affair in Tripura and Manipur.
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