Chandigarh, Oct 27 A delegation comprising senior deputy election commissioners, director generals and other senior officials from the Election Commission of India on Tuesday held a review meeting for the upcoming Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections.
The meeting was held with Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anandita Mitra, the state police nodal officer and various central and state enforcement agencies.
The day also marked the successful conduct of the first level checking (FLC) workshop. It aimed at imparting training to concerned officials and personnel on the technical and administrative procedures related to the FLC of EVMs and VVPATs, an official statement issued by the Punjab CEO’s office said after the meeting.
The statement said the Punjab CEO briefed that the entire process of FLC in the districts commencing from November 12 onwards will be conducted with complete transparency according to the instructions of the ECI, under strict daily monitoring by the district election officers (DEOs).
Notably, Punjab Assembly elections are scheduled to be held early next year.
Practical demonstrations and hands-on training were provided by expert engineers from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), followed by an evaluation and doubt-clearing session.
The workshop was attended by DEOs, additional DEOs, FLC nodal officers, master trainers, BEL experts and other concerned officials.
Special emphasis was laid on conducting the FLC process with due protocol, transparency and caution.
Subsequent to the FLC workshop, a review meeting with enforcement agencies was held to review the preparedness and to ensure that the elections are conducted in a fair and transparent manner with the involvement of all enforcement agencies.
(PTI News)
