A team of EC to visit Himachal to see preparations for the polls Hamirpur
A team of the Central Election Commission is coming to Shimla on a three – day tour to review the preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh . The Chief Election Commissioner is also likely to visit the state with the team. According to official sources in the state government . The Central team will reach the capital on 22nd September and will hold meetings with all District Election Officers , Superintendents of Police etc. It is worth noting that Himachal assembly elections are due later this year. The Election Commission of the state is busy preparing the voter list for a month. Apart from the voter list, other internal exercises are also going on simultaneously. The Central Election Commission team will review these preparations . It is being told that the team of the Center can launch a special campaign to ensure 100% voting . Under this, voters who have completed 100 years of age in the state will be honored . The Election Commission will give necessary directions in this regard. The work of identifying polling booths etc. in the state was also in progress . Notably , as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India , a special brief revision of the photo voter lists used for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections of all 68 assembly constituencies of the state was being done on the basis of the qualifying date of 1st October , 2022 .