Chandigarh, October 27:
A delegation comprising Senior Deputy Election Commissioners, Director Generals and other senior officials from the Election Commission of India held a review meeting for the upcoming Vidhan Sabha Elections with the Chief Electoral Officer, State Police Nodal Officer and various Central and State enforcement agencies.
The day also marked the successful conduct of the FLC workshop, which aimed at imparting training to concerned officials and personnel on the technical and administrative procedures related to the First Level Checking (FLC) of EVMs and VVPATs.
CEO, Punjab briefed that the entire process of FLC in the districts, commencing from 12th November onwards, will be conducted with complete transparency as per the instructions of the ECI, under strict daily monitoring by the District Election Officers.
Practical demonstrations and hands-on training were provided by expert engineers from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), followed by an evaluation and doubt-clearing session. The workshop was attended by District Election Officers, Additional District Election Officers, FLC Nodal Officers, Master Trainers, BEL experts and other concerned officials.
Special emphasis was laid on conducting the FLC process with due protocol, transparency and caution.
Subsequent to the FLC workshop, a review meeting with enforcement agencies was held to review the preparedness and to ensure that the elections are conducted in a fair and transparent manner with the involvement of all enforcement agencies.
