EC holds meeting with 12 political parties in Patna

The full Election Commission team led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday arrived in Patna on a two-day visit to review the preparations for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The delegation includes Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi. As per information the discussion with all 12 recognised political parties of Bihar is underway.

मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त श्री ज्ञानेश कुमार की अध्यक्षता में चुनाव आयुक्त डॉ. सुखबीर सिंह संधु एवं चुनाव आयुक्त डॉ. विवेक जोशी, बिहार के मुख्य चुनाव अधिकारी श्री विनोद गुंजियाल तथा आयोग के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों के साथ बिहार के सभी 12 मान्यता प्राप्त राजनीतिक दलों के साथ चर्चा शुरू हुई#ECI pic.twitter.com/A7pD2WtfLh

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday held a comprehensive briefing for General, Police, and Expenditure Observers who will be deployed as Central Observers for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections and bye-elections in several states. A total of 425 officers, including 287 IAS officers, 58 IPS officers, and 80 officers from IRS, IRAS, ICAS, and other services, participated in the briefing session organised at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi. Observers have been tasked with visiting polling stations to oversee the implementation of recent voter-friendly initiatives introduced by the Commission. The Commission underscored that Central Observers are appointed under the plenary powers granted by Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 20B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Their mandate is to assist the Commission in conducting free, fair, and transparent elections while ensuring efficient management of the electoral process at the field level.