The Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India, Nasim Zaidi, election commissioners Achal Kumar Jyoti and OP Rawat reached Dehradun on Wednesday to check preparations for the Vidhan Sabha election 2017. The Uttarakhand State chief electoral officer Radha Raturi and the Garhwal commissioner Vinod Sharma received the CIC and his group at the Dehradun airport.
According to an official release, as per the planned schedule, the CIC held talks with the representatives of various political parties. later, he held a meeting with the CEO Radha Raturi and the state nodal police officer inspector general (law and order) Deepam Seth to review the preparations made for the Vidhan Sabha elections. Zaidi also reviewed the arrangements holding meeting with the officials concerned of the income tax department, excise department, Public Works Department, power department, information technology department and traffic police nodal officers and heads of departments.
The deputy election commissioner Vijay Dev, director general (election expenditure) Dilip Sharma, directors Dhirendra Ojha, Nikhil Kumar, Mukesh Meena, addition chief electoral officer Neeraj Khairwal and other officials were also present on the occasion.
According to officials, on Thursday, the CIC will start its official day with a review meeting with the district election officers and superintendents of police. Following this, during the afternoon Zaidi and commissioners will hold meeting from 2:30 PM to 3 PM with the chief secretary, director general of police and principal secretary/secretary home. Zaidi is then slated to address the media in the late afternoon. The CEO Radha Raturi informed that the CIC and group of officials concerned with him will be on a tour of the State on January 18 and 19 with Zaidi also slated to address a Press conference on Thursday afternoon.