ECI to hold high-level meeting today to review Delhi poll preparedness

Posted by admin_kas on 2025-01-27 10:41:17 |

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New Delhi, Jan 27: The Election Commission is scheduled to hold a high-level meeting on Monday with top officials to review the preparedness for the upcoming elections.

The move comes with just a week to go before Delhi heads to the polls on February 5 of 2025.

The meeting will be headed by the Deputy Election Commissioner and senior officers from the Election Commission of India and will include the CEO of Delhi, Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, MCD SPNO, Additional CPs, Joint CPs, DCPs of Delhi Police, Chairman, Secretary of NDMC, Cantonment Board CEO of Delhi, all observers, and all returning officers.

Also, Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), along with all Joint Commissioners and Additional Commissioners of Police in Delhi, will also attend the meeting.

The State Police Nodal Officers from CAPF, Training, Social Media, and Cyber Crime, EEM and Postal Ballot besides the NDMC Secretary of New Delhi Municipal Council will attend the meeting.

Also, all ECI observers deployed for the General Election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the Additional Commissioner (Election) of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, all District Election Officers/District Magistrates of NCT of Delhi, and several other government officials from the national capital will be present in the meeting.

Over the past few weeks, the triangular contest between BJP, AAP and Congress has grown more interesting as the election date approaches.

The counting of votes is scheduled for February 8.

As per the official figures, a total of 699 candidates are competing for the 70 assembly seats in Delhi.