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India.com
16-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Election Commissioner Vivek Joshi reviews Bihar poll preparations in Patna
As Bihar gears up for the Assembly elections later this year, Election Commissioner Dr Vivek Joshi is on a four-day official visit to the state, which began on May 15, to review poll preparations. A high-level review meeting was held in Patna under Dr Joshi's chairmanship on Friday. The meeting was attended by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, State Police Nodal Officer Kundan Krishnan, Inspector General of Police (Patna), the District Magistrate and SSP of Patna, Additional Secretary of the Election Department, and other senior officials. The focus of the meeting was to review election preparedness, ensuring peaceful and fair polling, and strengthening coordination among different arms of the election machinery. Dr Joshi, who was received in Patna by CEO Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, is overseeing key aspects of the election process, including security arrangements, voter facilitation at polling stations, First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), and training programmes for polling officials. Field visits at the district level are also part of his itinerary. As part of his tour, Dr Joshi will travel to Motihari (East Champaran) and Bettiah (West Champaran) to inspect EVM FLC processes and interact with District Magistrates, Superintendents of Police, Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), and Booth Level Officers (BLOs). He will also assess the readiness of polling stations and voter service centres. The Election Commission, in collaboration with the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management -- its premier training wing -- is conducting division-wise training programmes across Bihar. These sessions aim to enhance the efficiency of polling staff and ensure that booth-level agents of political parties are well-informed about electoral procedures. Currently, the FLC of EVMs is underway in 13 districts of Bihar. The Election Commission aims to complete the exercise with full transparency and technical precision. Dr Joshi's visit underlines the Election Commission of India's commitment to ensuring that the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections are free, fair, inclusive, technologically robust, and devoid of any malpractice or violence.
Hindustan Times
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Electoral roll for J&K's Nagrota segment published
District election officer on Monday handed over copies of final electoral rolls to the representatives of political parties consequent to the successful conclusion of special summary revision, 2025, which was started on April 8 this year in the 77-Nagrota assembly constituency with respect to April 1, 2025, as the qualifying date. The revision process was preceded by, rationalisation of polling stations of 77-Nagrota AC resulting in the increase of five polling stations, thus raising the total number of polling stations to 150 from previous 145. The process involved active participation of Booth Level Officers (BLOs), public awareness through SVEEP initiatives and collaboration with political parties, educational institutions, and civil society groups to reach every eligible voter. It also included awareness through a dedicated van with state of the art facilities provided by the CEO known as 'Democracy on Wheel'. To facilitate maximum participation, four special camp days were organised across all polling stations within the constituency on April 12, 13, 19 and 20 2025. During these camps, eligible electors engaged in the registration process. All operations of the SSR were conducted in a transparent manner which includes meetings with stakeholders and sharing of claims and objections on weekly basis. The final electoral rolls are now available for public inspection at all polling stations in 77- Nagrota assembly constituency, offices of the electoral registration officer (ERO) and assistant EROs and the official website of the CEO J&K ' DEO Jammu while handing over the copies to the political parties advised all political parties as well as electors in general to verify their name in the final list, note their EPIC number, part number, and serial number and any person aggrieved with any decision of the ERO can file an appeal to the district magistrate. For further information, please contact the district election office, Jammu or call the Voter Helpline – 1950.
