NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CHECK) Sushil Chandra on Thursday said that political parties in Uttar Pradesh met the poll panel and urged that assembly elections should be held on time.
Addressing the media after a three-day visit to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh for a review of the preparedness, Chandra said that there will be no delay in the upcoming polls.
“Representatives of all political parties met us and told us that elections should be conducted on time following all Covid-19 protocols,” CEC Chandra said at the press conference.
Elections are due for legislative assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur next year.
The CEC added that the final list of voters will be released on January 5, and voting will be held from 8am to 6pm on the date of polling. The voting period in the UP polls will be extended by an hour to ensure social distancing for Covid-19.
“VVPATs will be installed at all voting booths. Live webcasting facilities will be available at around 1 lakh voting booths to ensure transparency in election process,” said Chandra.
The poll panel is expected to announce the schedule of next year’s elections in first week of January.
“People above 80 years of age, persons with disabilities, and Covid-affected people who are unable to come to the polling booth, the Election Commission will reach their doorsteps,” said the CEC.
On Monday, the ECI had held a meeting with the senior health ministry officers in Delhi over the increase in the number of Omicron cases.
Addressing the media after a three-day visit to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh for a review of the preparedness, Chandra said that there will be no delay in the upcoming polls.
“Representatives of all political parties met us and told us that elections should be conducted on time following all Covid-19 protocols,” CEC Chandra said at the press conference.
Elections are due for legislative assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur next year.
The CEC added that the final list of voters will be released on January 5, and voting will be held from 8am to 6pm on the date of polling. The voting period in the UP polls will be extended by an hour to ensure social distancing for Covid-19.
“VVPATs will be installed at all voting booths. Live webcasting facilities will be available at around 1 lakh voting booths to ensure transparency in election process,” said Chandra.
The poll panel is expected to announce the schedule of next year’s elections in first week of January.
“People above 80 years of age, persons with disabilities, and Covid-affected people who are unable to come to the polling booth, the Election Commission will reach their doorsteps,” said the CEC.
On Monday, the ECI had held a meeting with the senior health ministry officers in Delhi over the increase in the number of Omicron cases.
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