EC team reviews election preparedness

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India has reviewed the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2024 and preparedness for the forthcoming general elections next year with 30 District Election Officers and Collectors on December 12 and 13. Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja B Dhal briefed Senior Deputy Election Commissioners Dharmendra Sharma and Nitesh Kumar Vyas on the overall progress of SSR and preparedness of the State machinery for the elections to be held in 2024.

The Collectors made a detailed presentation on the status of SSR and election preparedness. The Senior DECs emphasised on the early disposal of all pending forms for addition, deletion and corrections before the scheduled time fixed by ECI. The ECI team emphasised the need to focus on women, young, elderly, PwD, Third Gender and PVTG electors to ensure that the Electoral Roll is inclusive.

For the purity of Electoral Roll, careful and diligent field verification for deletions and additions were emphasised. All Collectors were sensitised on vulnerability mapping. They were also instructed to identify movement of cash, liquor and drugs and put up effective enforcement mechanisms so as to ensure inducement-free elections. The Collectors were directed to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections.