Poll preparations
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 14 2019:
A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will visit the State next week to assess the State's preparations for the Lok Sabha election which is due this year.
The ECI team will hold a joint meeting with District Election Officers and security officers and review the State's preparations for the Lok Sabha election, informed a source.
The ECI held a conference with the Chief Electoral Officers of different States on January 11 and 12 on the election preparations in their respective States.
On the other hand, the State's CEO has convened a meeting with all political parties on January 16.After the State's latest photo electoral roll was published on January 11, Manipur has earned the distinction of being among the first States which have successfully released their photo electoral rolls in the ERONET, said the source.
Notably, the State's total number of voters has reached 19,30,912 and 26 people belonging to third gender have also been enrolled.
ADGP L Kailun has been appointed police nodal officer of the Lok Sabha election which 15 other officials too have been appointed as nodal officers.