DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

The Election Commission of India visited Haryana and reviewed the preparations related to the voter lists ahead of Assembly polls. Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Nitesh Vyas, and Deputy Election Commissioner Hridesh Kumar conducted a review meeting with the Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal, and all District Election Officers, regarding the second special summary revision program of the voter list 2024.

The senior officers from the Election Commission congratulated the Haryana Chief Electoral Officer and the entire election team for conducting peaceful and fair Lok Sabha elections in the state.

Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Sh. Nitesh Vyas emphasised the need to establish polling stations in urban housing societies, skyscrapers, and slum areas as per the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India.

During the meeting, the district election officers were also directed to hold regular meetings with political parties, address their concerns appropriately, and provide them with updated information

regularly.

The senior officers from the Election Commission directed state and district teams to monitor the distribution of voter ID cards regularly. If there are delays in distribution beyond the stipulated time, coordination with the post office should be ensured to expedite the process. It was also directed to resolve all public grievances related to voter registration or voter ID cards promptly, regardless of the medium through which they were received.

Chief Electoral Officer, Sh. Pankaj Agarwal assured the team of senior officers from the Commission that strict adherence to the guidelines given by them will be ensured. He thanked the officers from the Commission for guiding the state officers and visiting the state.

He said that pending applications related to voter registration will be executed in mission mode and timely publication of error-free and updated voter list will be ensured.

He said that all the District Election Officers will make every effort towards making an inclusive voter list by running special awareness campaigns to get youth, PwDs, women etc. registered in the voter list. Also, all the districts will ensure to take effective initiatives to get 100 percent of students of universities and colleges registered in

the voter list.


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