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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kumar mentioned the topic of holding parliamentary and state Meeting polls on the similar time doesn’t fall within the ambit of the EC.
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The CEC was addressing a press convention right here after the nationwide launch of ‘Particular Abstract Revision 2023’ initiative (associated to updating electoral rolls) in Pune
The Election Fee (EC) can “deal with” simultaneous Lok Sabha and state Meeting polls, however it’s as much as legislatures to take a last choice on the difficulty, mentioned CEC Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kumar mentioned the topic of holding parliamentary and state Meeting polls on the similar time doesn’t fall within the ambit of the EC.
“This (simultaneous elections) positively includes a complete lot of logistics, a complete lot of disruption, however that is one thing legislatures must determine,” he mentioned when requested in regards to the EC’s view on the much-talked thought of ‘one nation, one election’.
The CEC was addressing a press convention right here after the nationwide launch of ‘Particular Abstract Revision 2023’ initiative (associated to updating electoral rolls) in Pune.
“However positively, whether it is accomplished, we now have conveyed our place (to the federal government) that administratively the fee can deal with it,” he mentioned.
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