Kumar, who was addressing a press conference here after the conclusion of the two days visit of the EC to J&K during which it reviewed the preparedness to hold the elections, said “We will not allow any internal or external forces derail the electoral process.”
The Election Commission on Thursday said the overall voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections was recorded at 65.79 per cent.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Monday said the Election Commission would very soon start the process of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that adequate arrangements have been made for smooth polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls and urged voters to participate in the festival of democracy in maximum numbers.
Around 900 General Observers, 450 Police Observers and 800 Expenditure Observers are being deployed in the forthcoming elections.
They will hold a meeting with Mr Aftab and other senior officers of the state CEO office, state nodal officer of police Ananda Kumar on Sunday evening.
CEC said," everyone will get equal opportunities in 2024. Officers and police have been instructed to work impartially while use of money and muscle power will be wiped out in this elections"
Headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, the full election commission is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to assess the ground situation here.
A German delegation, led by visiting Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, met Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel at the Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi.
Elections are scheduled in Nepal on 20 November for the Federal and Provincial elections to elect 275 members of the Federal Parliament and 550 seats of the seven Provincial Assemblies.
