Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) Sudhir Tripathi, who is on a three day visit to Nagaland, held a meeting with the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J. Alam and officials at the latter’s office chamber Sunday.
According to DIPR, during the meeting Sudhir Tripathi reviewed the poll preparedness in the state including matters relating to Model Code of Conduct (MCC), polling personnel, availability of master trainers for all dimensions of training, facilitation for postal ballot, communication plan besides other pertinent issues.
On Monday, the DEC is scheduled to meet state chief secretary, DGP and the chairman of Cease-fire Monitoring Group at the Nagaland Civil Secretariat, Kohima.
On Thursday, he would be meeting the deputy commissioners and SPs of the districts to review election preparedness.
Filing nominations: 3 vehicles, 5 persons only
DIMAPUR, JAN 27 (NPN): Following the directives from the Election Commission of India (ECI), Assistant Election Officer-I (AEO) Dimapur Khekugha Sema Sunday instructed all political parties that only three vehicles with five persons including the candidate from each party would be allowed to enter inside the main gate of the Deputy Commissioner’s office compound during the filing of nominations.
AEO said the maximum number of vehicles in the convoy of a candidate or accompanying him to be allowed to come within the periphery of 100 meters of ROs/AROs office has been restricted to three.
According to the instruction from the AEO, the same rule and procedure would be followed till the last date for withdrawal of candidatures.
The district party presidents have been asked to instruct the same to their intending candidates in order to avoid any untoward “misunderstanding” with the district election officials.
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