Chief Election Commissioner of India Achal Kumar Jyoti will be in Shimla along with his full team on September 24 and 25 to review the poll preparedness for the Himachal Vidhan Sabha Elections.
Polls are expected to be held in the hill State in the second half of December.
The full Commission has in its team Election Commissioners Om Prakash Rawat and Sunil Arora, Deputy Election Commissioners Umesh Sinha, Sandeep Saxena and Sudeep Jain, Director Generals Dilip Sharma and Dhirendra Ojah, Secretary ECI Rahul Sharma and Consultant Vipin Katara who will be accompanying the Chief Election Commissioner.
During two days visit to Himachal Pradesh, the Commission will hold a series of meetings with District Election Officers (DC), Superintendents of Police, Nodal Officers and higher authorities of the State.
Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena will hold meeting with Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police at 9.30 am and 12 noon with Nodal Officers on September 24.
Nodal Officers of various departments will give presentations on election preparedness before the Full Commission on September 24. Meeting with political parties will be held on the same day. Thereafter, the Commission will take meeting of Chief Electoral Officer, Police Nodal Officer and CAPF Nodal Officers.
On September 25, the Commission will review the poll preparedness with Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police along with Divisional Commissioners, Police Officers and CAPF Nodal Officers. DCs and SPs will also give their presentations. later in the day, the Commission will hold meeting with higher authorities of the State.